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February - 2012

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High prevalence of corrected QT interval prolongation in acutely ill patients is associated with mortality: Results of the QT in Practice (QTIP) Study*

Pickham, David PhD, RN; Helfenbein, Eric MS; Shinn, Julie A. MA, RN; Chan, Garrett PhD, RN; Funk, Marjorie PhD, RN; Weinacker, Ann MD; Liu, Jia-Ni MS, RN; Drew, Barbara J. PhD, RN Critical Care Medicine, 2012, Volume 40 - Issue 2 - p 394399

Comment

This is an interesting observational study in critically ill and high dependency patients that finds the incidence of death and prolonged admission is far higher in patients with prolonged QTc.


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