Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5600391 | Chest | 2017 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
A clinical surveillance definition based on concurrent vasopressors, blood cultures, and antibiotics accurately identifies septic shock hospitalizations and suggests that the incidence of patients receiving treatment for septic shock has risen and mortality rates have fallen, but less dramatically than estimated on the basis of ICD-9 codes.
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Authors
Sameer S. MD, Chanu MD, MPH, Jeffrey R. MD, Megan K. MD, Samuel PhD, Jonathan BA, Anthony F. MD, Robert L. MD, Michael MD, MPH,