Cardiac Troponin Is a Predictor of Septic Shock Mortality in Cancer Patients in an Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Zhi Yang; Aiham Qdaisat; Zhihuang Hu; Elizabeth A. Wagar; Cielito Reyes-Gibby; Qing H. Meng; Sai-Ching J. Yeung

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153492

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Cardiac Troponin Is a Predictor of Septic Shock Mortality in Cancer Patients in an Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Zhi Yang,

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America, Department of Intensive Care, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, 1 Panfu Road, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Aiham Qdaisat,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America
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Zhihuang Hu,

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America, Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng East Rd., West F16, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, People’s Republic of China
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Elizabeth A. Wagar,

Affiliation Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America
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Cielito Reyes-Gibby,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America
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Qing H. Meng ,

* E-mail: syeung@mdanderson.org (SCJY); qhmeng@mdanderson.org (QHM)

Affiliation Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America
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Sai-Ching J. Yeung

* E-mail: syeung@mdanderson.org (SCJY); qhmeng@mdanderson.org (QHM)

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, United States of America
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Cardiac Troponin Is a Predictor of Septic Shock Mortality in Cancer Patients in an Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Zhi Yang,
Aiham Qdaisat,
Zhihuang Hu,
Elizabeth A. Wagar,
Cielito Reyes-Gibby,
Qing H. Meng,
Sai-Ching J. Yeung

Published: April 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153492

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