Survey on physicians' knowledge of sepsis: Do they recognize it promptly?

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-552

  Assunção, Murillo ^a,b   Akamine, Nelson ^b   Cardoso, Guttemberg S ^a   Mello, Patricia V C ^c   Teles, José Mário M ^b,d   Nunes, André Luis B ^e   Maia, Marcelo Oliveira ^f   Rea Neto, Álvaro ^b,g   Machado, Flavia Ribeiro ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Latin American Sepsis Institute   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Portugues   (Brazil)

^e Hospital Sao Camilo   (Brazil)

^f Hospital Santa Luzia   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Education and diagnoses; Professional practice; Sepsis; Septic shock; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOARD CERTIFIED INTENSIVIST; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONBOARD CERTIFIED INTENSIVIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 78649437147     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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