Sepsis-related mortality in 497 cases with blood culture-positive sepsis in an emergency department
Objective: Few studies have sought to establish how often death after sepsis is related to the sepsis and how often underlying diseases have a major role in case fatality. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data were collected on 497 cases with blood culture-positive sepsis in an emergency...
Main Authors: | Juha Rannikko, Jaana Syrjänen, Tapio Seiskari, Janne Aittoniemi, Reetta Huttunen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-05-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300887 |
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