Predictors of Mortality in Elderly and Very Elderly Emergency Patients with Sepsis: A Retrospective Study

Predictors of Mortality in Elderly and Very Elderly Emergency Patients with Sepsis: A Retrospective Study

Introduction: Elderly patients are at increased risk of developing sepsis and its adverse outcomes. Diagnosing and prognosing sepsis is particularly challenging in older patients, especially early at emergency department (ED) arrival. We aimed to study and compare the characteristics of elderly and...

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Main Authors: Phetsinee Boonmee, Onlak Ruangsomboon, Chok Limsuwat, Tipa Chakorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6x33s8s7

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