Detecting and Treating Sepsis in the Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Vanzant, Amy Michelle ^a   Schmelzer, Marilee ^b  

^a Harris Methodist Fort Worth   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MASS SCREENING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78651351377     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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