High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is an independent predictor of inhospital mortality in emergency department patients with suspected infection: A prospective observational derivation study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 882-888

  De Groot, Bas ^a   Verdoorn, Ruben C W ^a   Lameijer, Joost ^a   Van Der Velden, Jolanda ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN T; TROPONIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; BLOOD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84930691416     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-202865     Document Type: Article

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