Abstract
Sepsis not only causes deaths acutely, but also increases the risk of death for up to 5 years after the septic episode even after comorbidities are accounted for. The risk of late death during the first year is associated with the severity of the septic episode.
Keywords
MedicineSepsisVeterans AffairsPopulationHazard ratioSeptic shockProportional hazards modelCohortCohort studyEmergency medicineMortality rateInternal medicinePediatricsConfidence interval
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- article
- Volume
- 277
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 1058-1058
- Citations
- 410
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Andrew A. Quartin
(1997).
Magnitude and Duration of the Effect of Sepsis on Survival.
JAMA
, 277
(13)
, 1058-1058.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1997.03540370048035
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.1997.03540370048035