Pulmonary vs Nonpulmonary Sepsis and Mortality in Acute Lung Injury

BACKGROUND: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a frequent complication of sepsis. It is unclear if a pulmonary vs nonpulmonary source of sepsis affects mortality in patients with sepsis-induced ALI. METHODS: Two hundred eighty-eight consecutive patients with sepsis-induced ALI from 14 ICUs at four hospitals...

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Main Authors: Sevransky, Jonathan E., Martin, Greg S., Mendez-Tellez, Pedro, Shanholtz, Carl, Brower, Roy, Pronovost, Peter J., Needham, Dale M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2849158/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18641112
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.08-0309
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