Role of Gallium-67 scintigraphy in the evaluation of occult sepsis in the medical ICU

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-58

  Chen, Wei Chun ^a   Tsai, Kuen Daw ^a   Chen, Chia Hung ^b   Lin, Ming Shian ^c   Chen, Chuan Mu ^d   Shih, Chuen Ming ^b,e   Chen, Wei ^c,d,e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fever; Gallium scan; Intensive care; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GALLIUM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTISCANNING; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLIUM ISOTOPES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856229867     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-011-0739-8     Document Type: Article

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