Advances in the understanding of clinical manifestations and therapy of severe sepsis: an update for critical care nurses.

Severe sepsis is a major public health concern and a burden on the healthcare system. Despite improvements in efforts to control the source of infection and increased recognition by healthcare providers of patients with the disease, the mortality rate remains unacceptably high, from 30% to 50%. The...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Critical Care Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 120 - 136
Autores principales: Ely EW, Kleinpell RM, Goyette RE
Formato: CEU exam questions glossary tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Mar2003
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