Severe sepsis: Take care, take part

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1 A, 2011, Pages 13-18

  Huggan, P J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clinical quality improvement; Infection; Resuscitation; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALASIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS;

EID: 79251523877     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02383.x     Document Type: Article

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