Mortality Rate of Sepsis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: The Prognostic Role of Ejection Fraction and Procalcitonin

Authors

  • Mohammad Esmaeil Hejazi 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  • Ali Hossein Samadi Takaldani 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
  • Abdolmohammad Ranjbar 3. Department of Cardiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  • Mohammad Negaresh 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
  • Yasin Hejazi 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v10i.2044

Keywords:

Procalcitonin; Ejection Fraction; Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

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References

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Published

2021-09-08

Issue

Section

Letter to Editor