Pulse Pressure and Mortality Risk in Critically Ill Patients

Dúnia Abou Jokh Chaaya1, Lilia de Souza Nogueira1, Rita de Cassia Gengo E Silva Butcher1

  • 1Dúnia Abou Jokh Chaaya is a resident, highly complex cardiopneumology, School of Nursing and Heart Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Lilia de Souza Nogueira is Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 419, 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (lilianogueira@usp.br). Rita de Cassia Gengo e Silva Butcher is Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Jéssica Zamora Reboreda is a resident, highly complex cardiopneumology, School of Nursing and Heart Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Ane Karoline Silva Bonfim is a PhD student, adult health nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Katia Grillo Padilha is Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

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