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Characterization of Early Peripheral Immune Responses in Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock

Biomedicines, 2022
(1) Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by an abnormal host response to infection that produces altered physiological responses causing tissue damage and can result in organ dysfunction and, in some cases, death.
Jesús Beltrán-García, Rebeca Osca-Verdegal, Beatriz Jávega, Guadalupe Herrera, José-Enrique O’Connor, Eva García-López, Germán Casabó-Vallés, María Rodriguez-Gimillo, José Ferreres, Nieves Carbonell, Federico V. Pallardó, José Luis García-Giménez   +11 more
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Changes in Circulating Procalcitonin Versus C-Reactive Protein in Predicting Evolution of Infectious Disease in Febrile, Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

, 2013
Objective:Although absolute values for C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) are well known to predict sepsis in the critically ill, it remains unclear how changes in CRP and PCT compare in predicting evolution of: infectious disease ...
Groeneveld, A.B.J. (Johan), Hoeboer, S.H. (Sandra)   +1 more
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Tricuspid Annular Plane of Systolic Excursion for the Evaluation of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Sepsis is a systemic infection that can rapidly progress into multi organ failure and shock if left untreated. Previous studies have demonstrated the utility of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the evaluation of patients with sepsis ...
Ali, Qumber, Fischetti, Chanel, Fox, John C., Lahham, Shadi, Lee, Clifton, Moeller, John, Saadat, Soheil, Thompson, Maxwell   +7 more
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Effect of Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, and Thiamine vs Hydrocortisone Alone on Time Alive and Free of Vasopressor Support Among Patients With Septic Shock: The VITAMINS Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020
Importance It is unclear whether vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine are more effective than hydrocortisone alone in expediting resolution of septic shock.
T. Fujii, N. Luethi, P. Young, D. Frei, G. Eastwood, C. French, A. Deane, Y. Shehabi, L. Hajjar, G. Oliveira, A. Udy, N. Orford, S. Edney, A. Hunt, H. Judd, L. Bitker, L. Cioccari, T. Naorungroj, Fumitaka Yanase, S. Bates, F. McGain, Elizabeth P Hudson, W. Al-Bassam, D. B. Dwivedi, C. Peppin, P. Mccracken, J. Orosz, M. Bailey, R. Bellomo   +28 more
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008

Intensive Care Medicine, 2007
ObjectiveTo provide an update to the original Surviving Sepsis Campaign clinical management guidelines, “Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock,” published in 2004.DesignModified Delphi method with a ...
R. Dellinger, Mitchell M. Levy, J. Carlet, Julian Bion, Margaret M. Parker, R. Jaeschke, K. Reinhart, D. Angus, C. Brun-Buisson, Richard J. Beale, Thierry Calandra, Jean-François Dhainaut, H. Gerlach, Maurene Harvey, John J. Marini, John C. Marshall, Marco Ranieri, Graham Ramsay, J. Sevransky, B. T. Thompson, S. Townsend, J. Vender, Janice L. Zimmerman, J. Vincent   +23 more
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Impact of Empirical Antibiotic Regimens on Mortality in Neutropenic Patients with Bloodstream Infection Presenting with Septic Shock

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2021
We analyzed risk factors for mortality in febrile neutropenic patients with bloodstream infections (BSI) presenting with septic shock and assessed the impact of empirical antibiotic regimens.
Mariana Chumbita, P. Puerta-Alcalde, C. Gudiol, Nicole García-Poutón, J. Laporte-Amargós, A. Ladino, A. Albasanz-Puig, Cristina Helguera, A. Bergas, I. Grafia, E. Sastre, M. Suárez-Lledó, X. Durà, Carl Jordan, F. Marco, M. Condom, P. Castro, J. Martinez, J. Mensa, Á. Soriano, J. Carratalá, C. García-Vidal   +21 more
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Bioinformatic analysis identifies potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets of septic-shock-associated acute kidney injury

Hereditas, 2021
Background Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening diseases with high mortality rate in intensive care unit (ICU). Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of sepsis, and its occurrence is a poor prognostic sign to septic patients.
Yun Tang, Xiaobo Yang, Huaqing Shu, Yuan Yu, Shangwen Pan, Jiqian Xu, You Shang   +6 more
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Synthetic Vasopressin and Oxytocin Analogs and Their Potential Use in Hemorrhagic, Traumatic and Septic Shock: A Personal Perspective [PDF]

, 2017
As one of us has stated many years ago, “shock is a significant and sustained loss of effective circulating blood volume. It will eventuate in hypoperfusion of critical peripheral tissues, thus leading to a deficit in transcapillary exchange function in ...
Altura BM, Carella A, Gebrewold A, Altura BT   +3 more
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An overview of the mechanisms and potential roles of extracellular vesicles in septic shock

Frontiers in Immunology
Septic shock, a subset of sepsis, is a fatal condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, the pathophysiology of septic shock is not fully understood. Moreover, the diagnostic markers employed for identifying septic shock lack optimal
Meiling Cao, Mingyue Shi, Boru Zhou, Hongkun Jiang   +3 more
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CD63 and C3AR1: The Potential Molecular Targets in the Progression of Septic Shock

International Journal of General Medicine, 2022
Ning Yu, Xuefang Liu, Dandan Shi, Long Bai, Tianfu Niu, Ya Liu Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050004, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ya Liu,
Yu N, Liu X, Shi D, Bai L, Niu T, Liu Y
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