Atrial fibrillation is not just an artefact in the ICU

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Seguin, Philippe ^a   Launey, Yoann ^a  

^a Hôpital Pontchailllou   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTIFACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; STATISTICS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 79952118846     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc9093     Document Type: Note

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