Prognostic scores for early stratification of septic patients admitted to an emergency department-high dependency unit

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 254-259

  Innocenti, Francesca ^a   Bianchi, Simone ^a   Guerrini, Elisa ^a   Vicidomini, Sonia ^a   Conti, Alberto ^a   Zanobetti, Maurizio ^a   Pini, Riccardo ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

biomarkers; cost analysis; high dependency unit; prognostic scores; sepsis

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PROCALCITONIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY AGE CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUATION II SCORE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MORTALITY IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SEPSIS SCORE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE; SURVIVOR; APACHE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; APACHE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84903817101     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000075     Document Type: Article

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