Reducing sepsis mortality.
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چکیده
I nfection at any body site can lead to sepsis, a primary blood stream infection. Sepsis caused over 34,800 deaths in 2007, and remains the leading cause of death in noncardiac intensive care units (Xu, Dochanek, Murchy, & TejadaVera, 2010). Mortality rates due to sepsis have remained unchanged for the last several decades, ranging from 23% to 43% (Durthaler, Ernst, & Johnston, 2009). The cost of sepsis in the United States is over $400 billion annually (Vodovotz & Billiar, 2013; World Health Organization, 2011).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
دوره 23 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014