The usefulness of the shock index and the modified shock index in predicting patient outcomes in a tertiary emergency department in India

I S Kalla; G A Richards

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i2.1230

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Published: 2023-08-03

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i2.1230

I S Kalla

Associate Professor and Academic Head of Department – Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

G A Richards

Emeritus Professor of Critical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Kalla IS, Richards GA. The usefulness of the shock index and the modified shock index in predicting patient outcomes in a tertiary emergency department in India. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 3 [cited 2026 Apr. 17];29(2):43. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/1230

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