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. 2019 Apr;16(4):426-429.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201809-646PS.

Improving Sepsis Treatment by Embracing Diagnostic Uncertainty

Hallie C Prescott  1   2   3 , Theodore J Iwashyna  1   2   3   4
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Improving Sepsis Treatment by Embracing Diagnostic Uncertainty

Hallie C Prescott et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: clinical decision-making; infection; risk assessment.

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Framework for timing and broadness of initial antimicrobials. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.
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