National estimates of emergency department visits for pediatric severe sepsis in the United States

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Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Singhal, Sara ^a   Allen, Mathias W ^b   McAnnally, John Ryan ^c   Smith, Kenneth S ^d   Donnelly, John P ^e   Wang, Henry E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Emergency department; Epidemiology; Pediatrics; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; ICD-9; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885106100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.79     Document Type: Article

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