Predisposition, insult/infection, response and organ dysfunction (PIRO): a pilot clinical staging system for hospital mortality in patients with infection.
PURPOSE: To develop a clinical staging system based on the PIRO concept (Predisposition, Infection, RESPONSE and Organ dysfunction) for hospitalized patients with infection. METHODS: One year prospective cohort study of all hospitalized patients with infection (n = 1035), admitted into a large terti...
Main Authors: | Teresa Cardoso, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Pedro Pereira Rodrigues, Irene Aragão, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, António E Sarmento |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722163?pdf=render |
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