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...

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Main Authors: Juha Rannikko, Jaana Syrjänen, Tapio Seiskari, Janne Aittoniemi, Reetta Huttunen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300887