title: The epidemiology of multiple-organ failure: a definition controversy.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dewar
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Balogh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012015:Reference Standards; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy