Epidemiology and outcome of sepsis syndromes in Italian ICUs: A multicentre, observational cohort study in the region of Piedmont

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 993-1002

  Sakr, Y ^a   Elia, C ^b   Mascia, L ^b   Barberis, B ^c   Cardellino, S ^d   Livigni, S ^e   Fiore, G ^f   Filippini, C ^b   Ranieri, V M ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Cardinal Massaia   (Italy)

^e MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Epidemiology; Infection; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888772678     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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