The value of the clinical impression in recognizing and treating sepsis patients in the emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 373-378

  Van Der Vegt, Anna Elizabeth ^a   Holman, Mirjam ^a   Maaten, Jan Cornelis Ter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

clinical impression score; emergency department; sepsis; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869042970     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834def59     Document Type: Article

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