The Shock Index as a Predictor of Vasopressor Use in Emergency Department Patients with Severe Sepsis

Introduction: Severe sepsis is a leading cause of non-coronary death in hospitals across the United States. Early identification and risk stratification in the emergency department (ED) is difficult because there is limited ability to predict escalation of care. In this study we evaluated if a susta...

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Main Authors: Charles R. Wira, Melissa W. Francis, Sundeep Bhat, Robert Ehrman, David Conner, Mark Siegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7wc4t102#