Comparison of severity of illness scoring systems in the prediction of hospital mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 342-347

  Crowe, Colleen A ^a   Kulstad, Erik B ^a   Mistry, Chintan D ^a   Kulstad, Christine E ^a  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; mortality; sepsis; septic shock; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650495202     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.70761     Document Type: Article

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