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01-11-2013 | Poster presentation
Prognostic factors in the first hour post admission for intra-hospital mortality in patients with septic shock in an ICU
Authors:
Bárbara Magalhães Menezes, Fernanda Vilas Bôas Araújo, Fábio Ferreira Amorim, Adriell Ramalho Santana, Felipe Bozi Soares, Jacqueline Lima de Souza, Mariana Pinheiro Barbosa de Araújo, Louise Cristhine de Carvalho Santos, Pedro Henrique Gomes Rocha, Mateus Gonçalves Gomes, Osvaldo Gonçalves da Silva Neto, Pedro Nery Ferreira Júnior, Alethea Patrícia Pontes Amorim, Rodrigo Santos Biondi, Rubens Antônio Bento Ribeiro
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 4/2013
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Excerpt
Severe sepsis and septic shock are common and are associated with substantial mortality and substantial consumption of healthcare resources [
1]. Although the incidence of septic shock has steadily increased during the past several decades, the associated mortality rates have remained constant or have decreased only slightly [
2]. Our study aimed to identify the prognostic factors during the first hour after admission for intra-hospital mortality in patients with septic shock in a general ICU. …
