A widened pulse pressure: a potential valuable prognostic indicator of mortality in patients with sepsis

A widened pulse pressure: a potential valuable prognostic indicator of mortality in patients with sepsis

Background: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and the most common cause of death among critically ill patients in non-coronary intensive care units. Previous studies have showed pulse pressure (PP) to be a predictor of fluid responsiveness in patients with sepsis. Add...

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Main Authors: Hassan Al-khalisy, Ivan Nikiforov, Manjit Jhajj, Namratha Kodali, Pramil Cheriyath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
sepsis
pulse pressure
septic shock
sepsis mortality
sepsis therapy
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/29426/pdf_11

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