Epidemiology of Sepsis and Non-Infectious SIRS

Sepsis and Non-Infectious Systemic Inflammation: From Biology to Critical Care

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 13-39

  Reade, Michael C ^a   Angus, Derek C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

'hidden' sepsis; Epidemiology; Intensive care unit (ICU); Mortality; Nosocomial infection; Pneumonia; Sepsis; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879533290     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527626151.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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