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Hospitalized cancer patients with severe sepsis: analysis of incidence, mortality, and associated costs of care

INTRODUCTION: Infection is an important complication in cancer patients, which frequently leads to or prolongs hospitalization, and can also lead to acute organ dysfunction (severe sepsis) and eventually death. While cancer patients are known to be at higher risk for infection and subsequent complic...

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Autores principales: Williams, Mark D, Braun, Lee Ann, Cooper, Liesl M, Johnston, Joseph, Weiss, Richard V, Qualy, Rebecca L, Linde-Zwirble, Walter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1065011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15469571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2893