Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5583357 | Journal of Critical Care | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Selected administrative codes coupled to SIRS criteria and applied to patients admitted to ICU can yield up to 94% authentic sepsis patients. However, only 1/3 of patients thus identified appeared to become septic during their ICU stay. Studies that depend on high-intensity monitoring for description of the time course of sepsis require clinician review and verification that sepsis initially appeared during the monitoring period.
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Authors
Christopher L. MD, Elizabeth C. MSPH, Peter F. MSPH, Ramzy H. MD, Timothy G. PhD, MD,