The epidemiology of sepsis in a Brazilian teaching hospital

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-270

  Kauss, I A M ^a   Grion, Cintia M C ^a   Cardoso, L T Q ^a   Anami, E H T ^b   Nunes, L B ^a   Ferreira, G L ^a   Matsuo, T ^a   Bonametti, A M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Universitário de Londrina PR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Mortality; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 77957945333     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702010000300011     Document Type: Article

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