Lower mortality in sepsis patients admitted through the ED vs direct admission

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 432-439

  Powell, Emilie S ^a   Khare, Rahul K ^a   Courtney, D Mark ^a   Feinglass, Joe ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858033420     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.01.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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