Does sepsis treatment differ between primary and overflow intensive care units?

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 600-605

  Vishnupriya, Kittane ^a   Falade, Olufunmilayo ^a   Workneh, Addisu ^a   Chandolu, Satish ^a   Landis, Regina ^a   Elizabeth, Kaweesa ^a   Iyengar, Reethi ^a   Wright, Scott ^a   Sevransky, Jonathan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERFLOW INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

AGED; APACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARYLAND; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84867099644     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1955     Document Type: Article

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