Published in:
01-06-2012 | Commentary
Does gender influence outcomes in critically ill patients?
Authors:
Martin K Angele, Sebastian Pratschke, Irshad H Chaudry
Published in:
Critical Care
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Issue 3/2012
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Abstract
Investigators continue to debate whether gender plays any role in patient outcome following injury/critical illness. We submit that age and hormonal milieu at the time of injury, rather than gender, are the critical factors influencing patient outcome under those conditions.