American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Am. J. Crit. Care
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After admission to intensive care, women have higher mortality rates than do men. The reasons for the greater mortality in women are not fully understood. ⋯ After admission to intensive care from medical or surgical units, women had higher mortality rates than did men, and the difference was more pronounced in medical patients. The difference in mortality between sexes was not explained by delayed recognition of critical illness or delayed admission to intensive care.