Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of community-acquired severe sepsis and septic shock: A prospective observational study in 12 university hospitals in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1308-1314

  Park, Dae Won ^a   Chunx, Byung Chul ^b   Kim, June Myung ^c   Sohn, Jang Wook ^a   Peck, Kyong Ran ^d   Kim, Yang Soo ^e   Choi, Young Hwa ^f   Choi, Jun Yong ^b   Kim, Sang Il ^g   Eom, Joong Sik ^h   Kim, Hyo Youl ⁱ   Song, Joon Young ^a   Song, Young Goo ^b   Choi, Hee Jung ^j   Kim, Min Ja ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^h Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

ⁱ Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gender; Mortality; Risk factor; Septic shock; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84872593382     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.11.1308     Document Type: Article

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