Optimizing sepsis care: Target the process or the patient?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 394-396

  Arnold, Ryan ^a   Hollenberg, Steven ^a  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

compliance; critical care; guidelines; resuscitation; sepsis; shock

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; INOTROPIC AGENT;

EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79251572392     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318205c094     Document Type: Editorial

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