Hypothermia predicts mortality in critically ill elderly patients with sepsis
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- 27 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Geriatrics
- Vol. 10 (1) , 70
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-70
Abstract
Advanced age is one of the factors that increase mortality in intensive care. Sepsis and multi-organ failure are likely to further increase mortality in elderly patients.Keywords
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