Evolving Concepts in Sepsis Definitions

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-39

  Vincent, Jean Louis ^a   Martinez, Eva Ocampos ^a   Silva, Eliezer ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Infection; PIRO; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

HUMANS; SEPSIS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79751477135     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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