What Definition Should We Use for Sepsis and Septic Shock?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1564-1567

  Sprung, Charles L ^a   Trahtemberg, Uriel ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

definitions; diagnosis; infection; sepsis; septic shock

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE;

VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

HUMANS; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 85032338943     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002544     Document Type: Review

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