OBJECTIVES: Epidemiological studies from the United States of America and from Europe
have shown that sepsis is a widely prevalent syndrome, with either steady or slightly
decreasing rates of morbidity and of mortality in recent decades. The objective of this paper
is to provide a systematic review regarding the description and characterization of sepsis in
Latin America. METHODS: To locate materials on sepsis in Latin America, a comprehensive
search strategy was employed with three medical bibliographic databases, using …