Identifying vasopressor and inotrope use for health services research

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 414-418

  Fawzy, Ashraf ^a   Bradford, Mark ^a   Lindenauer, Peter K ^b   Walkey, Allan J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

International classification of diseases; Pulmonary embolism; Sepsis; Shock; Vasoconstrictor agents

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOPRESSIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY RATE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SHOCK; CODING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

ADULT; CLINICAL CODING; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SHOCK; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84989162336     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201508-487BC     Document Type: Article

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