Persistent lymphopenia is an independent predictor of mortality in critically ill emergency general surgical patients

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 755-760

  Vulliamy, P E ^a,b   Perkins, Z B ^b   Brohi, K ^b   Manson, J ^b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency general surgery; Lymphocyte count; Lymphopenia; Surgical critical care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONDON; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84945263673     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-015-0585-x     Document Type: Article

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