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The problem of sepsis and septic shock has recently become more and more actual. In obstetrics and gynaecology, the number of cases of sepsis has more than doubled over the past 10 years.
V. O. Bitsadze +13 more
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The Weekend Effect in Septic Shock Patients Using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample Database [PDF]
Background:The weekend effect is the increased mortality in hospitalized patients admitted on the weekend. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of weekend admissions on septic shock patients.Methods:This is a retrospective observational study ...
Bou Chebl, Ralph +15 more
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Hydrocortisone therapy for patients with septic shock [PDF]
Background Hydrocortisone is widely used in patients with septic shock even though a survival benefit has been reported only in patients who remained hypotensive after fluid and vasopressor resuscitation and whose plasma cortisol levels did not rise ...
Sprung, Charles L +19 more
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Background: Sepsis is the leading cause of mortality in intensive care units (ICUs). However, early diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis and septic shock are still a great challenge.
Huan Chen +7 more
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Topical issues of clinical symptoms and diagnostics of septic shock
Currently, septic shock remains an unresolved public health problem that leads to serious epidemiological, economic and social problems. Septic shock is a common hemodynamic disorder caused by the interaction between pathogenic microbes and host cells ...
Liliya I. Gomanova, Marina A. Fokina
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Effect of stress doses of hydrocortisone on S-100B vs. interleukin-8 and polymorphonuclear elastase levels in human septic shock [PDF]
Stress doses of hydrocortisone a re known to have immunomodulatory effects in patients with hyperdynamic septic shock. The prognosis correlates with the presence and severity of septic encephalopathy. However, neurological evaluation is influenced by the
Briegel, Josef +4 more
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Arterial catheterization and in-hospital mortality in sepsis: a propensity score-matched study
Background Despite the extensive use of arterial catheterization (AC), clinical effectiveness of AC to alter the outcomes among patients with sepsis and septic shock has not been evaluated.
Qitian Ou +8 more
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IntroductionSeptic shock, largely caused by intestinal perforation, is the most common critical illness in intensive care unit (ICU). As an important quality control strategy in ICU, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prevention is routinely used in the ...
Lu Wang +9 more
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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of VAsopressin versus Noradrenaline as Initial therapy in Septic sHock (VANISH). [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Vasopressin is an alternative vasopressor in the management of septic shock. It spares catecholamine use but whether it improves outcome remains uncertain.
Brett, Stephen J. +13 more
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A model of porcine polymicrobial septic shock
Background Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Mortality of patients with sepsis is high and largely unchanged throughout the past decades.
Finnja Marie Zurek-Leffers +12 more
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