Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2901752 | Chest | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Patients hospitalized for sepsis, compared with the general hospital population, were at a substantially increased risk of potential medical injury; their risk rose as disease severity increased. Future patient safety efforts may benefit from focusing on medically vulnerable populations.
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Authors
Vincent MD, Benjamin J. BA, Norman W. MD, FCCP, Patricia PhD, Gabriel J. MD,