Initial Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management of Adult Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Severe sepsis is a medical emergency affecting up to 18 million individuals world wide, with an annual incidence of 750,000 in North America alone. Mortality ranges between 28-50% of those individuals stricken by severe sepsis. Sepsis is a time critical illness,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sjtrem.com/content/20/1/41 |