Utility of activated partial thromboplastin time waveform analysis for identification of sepsis and overt disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit - Dempfle, Carl-Erik H; Lorenz, Stephan; Smolinski, Mathias; Wurst, Michael; West, Steve; Houdijk, Wim P M; Quintel, Michael; Borggrefe, Martin (Critical care medicine, 2004)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - blood; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - diagnosis; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - mortality; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Partial Thromboplastin Time; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Sepsis - blood; Sepsis - diagnosis; Sepsis - mortality; Survival Rate