The Relationship between Hospital Volume and Mortality in Severe Sepsis

David F. Gaieski; Jeremy Edwards; Michael J. Kallan; Mark E. Mikkelsen; Munish Goyal; Brendan G. Carr

doi:10.1164/rccm.201402-0289oc

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The Relationship between Hospital Volume and Mortality in Severe Sepsis

David F. Gaieski Jeremy Edwards Michael J. Kallan Mark E. Mikkelsen Munish Goyal Brendan G. Carr

Year: 2014 Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol: 190 (6)Pages: 665-674 Publisher: American Thoracic Society

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0289oc

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Abstract

Patients with severe sepsis treated in hospitals with higher case volumes had improved adjusted outcomes.

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Medicine Confidence interval Sepsis Odds ratio Retrospective cohort study Incidence (geometry) Mortality rate Organ dysfunction Emergency medicine Internal medicine Cohort study Intensive care medicine Pediatrics

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Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Health Sciences → Medicine → Epidemiology

Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Health Sciences → Medicine → Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Health Sciences → Medicine → Emergency Medicine

The Relationship between Hospital Volume and Mortality in Severe Sepsis

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