Septic Shock Surveillance Should Be Based on Clinical Data, Not Billing Codes (IMAGE)

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Septic Shock Surveillance Should Be Based on Clinical Data, Not Billing Codes

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Annual septic shock incidence trends at 27 US academic medical centers using the clinical surveillance definition versus ICD-9 codes, 2005-2014.

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