Does Sepsis Case Mix Heterogeneity Prevent Outcome Comparisons?∗

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2288-2289

  Kempker, Jordan A ^a   Martin, Greg S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; infection; public health; sepsis; septicemia

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; CASE MIX; CLINICAL OUTCOME; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY RISK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84995685573     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001933     Document Type: Editorial

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