The use of laboratory and physiological parameters in predicting mortality in sepsis induced hypotension and septic shock patients attending the emergency department

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-264

  Nik Hisamuddin, N A R ^a   Azlan, K ^b  

^a USM   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Leucocyte count; Sepsis; Septicemic shock; Serum lactate

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ALKALOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LACTIC ACID; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864453608     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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