Lack of clinically evident signs of organ failure affects ED treatment of patients with severe sepsis

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kakebeeke, Dirkjan ^a   Vis, Alice ^b   De Deckere, Ernie R J T ^b   Sandel, Maro H ^c   De Groot, Bas ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

"Surviving Sepsis Campaign" Compliance; Emergency services hospital; Protocol adherence; Septic shock; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 84893566263     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-6-4     Document Type: Article

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