The impact of acute organ dysfunction on patients' mortality with severe sepsis

• Hauptverfasser: Takeshi Umegaki (VerfasserIn), Hiroshi Ikai (VerfasserIn), Yuichi Imanaka (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Background: Severe sepsis leads to organ failure and results in high mortality. Organ dysfunction is an independent prognostic factor for intensive care unit (ICU) mortality. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of acute organ dysfunction for ICU mortality in patients with...