The intoxicated ICU patient: another opportunity to improve long-term outcomes

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO.

Editorial

Brendan James Clark et al. Crit Care Med. 2014 Jun.

. 2014 Jun;42(6):1563-4.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000274.

¹ Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO.

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In-hospital mortality and long-term survival of patients with acute intoxication admitted to the ICU.
Brandenburg R, Brinkman S, de Keizer NF, Meulenbelt J, de Lange DW. Brandenburg R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2014 Jun;42(6):1471-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000245. Crit Care Med. 2014. PMID: 24584062

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