Early recognition and treatment of severe sepsis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-8

  Ramar, Kannan ^a   Gajic, Ognjen ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TIDAL VOLUME; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84880172608     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201304-0801ED     Document Type: Editorial

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