Paracetamol therapy for septic critically ill patients: A retrospective observational study

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-186

  Selladurai, Sashika ^a   Eastwood, Glenn M ^a   Bailey, Michael ^b   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANTIPYRETICS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 80053296893     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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