Outcome predictors of uncomplicated sepsis

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ter Avest, Ewoud ^a   De Jong, Maarten ^b   Brummer, Ineke ^b   Wietasch, Götz J K ^b   Ter Maaten, Jan C ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Outcome; Sepsis; Uncomplicated

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84893562242     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-6-9     Document Type: Article

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