Abstract
The rate of severe sepsis hospitalization almost doubled during the 11-yr period studied and is considerably greater than has been previously predicted. Mortality from severe sepsis also increased significantly. However, case fatality rates decreased during the same study period.
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MedicineSepsisEmergency medicineIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyInternal medicine
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- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1244-1250
- Citations
- 1229
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Viktor Y. Dombrovskiy,
Andrew Martin,
Jag Sunderram
et al.
(2007).
Rapid increase in hospitalization and mortality rates for severe sepsis in the United States: A trend analysis from 1993 to 2003*.
Critical Care Medicine
, 35
(5)
, 1244-1250.
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000261890.41311.e9
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- DOI
- 10.1097/01.ccm.0000261890.41311.e9