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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 | Issue 3/2012

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.

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Title: Does gender influence outcomes in critically ill patients?
Authors: Martin K Angele
Sebastian Pratschke
Irshad H Chaudry
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 3/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/CC11365

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Does gender influence outcomes in critically ill patients?

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