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Sustained value of proadrenomedullin as mortality predictor in severe sepsis

D Andaluz-Ojeda1, R Cicuéndez2, D Calvo3

  • 1Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Clínico Universitario, C/Ramón y Cajal 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (Biocritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario, C/Ramón y Cajal 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.

The Journal of Infection
|February 24, 2015
PubMed
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Keywords:
MortalityPredictionProadrenomedullinSepsis

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