Introduction The objective of the present study was to compare the health-related quality of
life (HR-QoL) of survivors from severe sepsis and septic shock with HR-QoL in others who …

Introduction In patients with severe sepsis and septic shock as cause of Intensive Care Unit
(ICU) admission, we analyze the impact on mortality of adequate antimicrobial therapy …

Introduction Our aim was to define early changes of lymphocytes and of NK cells in severe
sepsis and to correlate them with serum levels of soluble triggering receptor expressed on …

Introduction There are few data related to the effects of different sources of infection on
outcome. We used the Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely ill Patients (SOAP) database to …

Introduction The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the stress response
on plasma insulin, cortisol, glucose, and urinary vanilmandelic acid during weaning and …

Background Sepsis is common, deadly, and heterogenous. Prior analyses of patients with
sepsis and septic shock in New York State showed a risk-adjusted association between …

Introduction The aims of our study were to evaluate the impact of increased intra-abdominal
pressure (IAP) on central nervous system (CNS) cytokines (Interleukin 6 and tumor necrosis …

Introduction Neuropeptides arginine-vasopressin (AVP), apelin (APL), and stromal-derived
factor-1α (SDF-1α) are involved in the dysfunction of the corticotropic axis observed in septic …

Introduction Severe acute pancreatitis (AP) is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Early prediction of severe AP is needed to improve patient outcomes. The aim of the present …

Introduction New challenges have arisen for the management of critically ill HIV/AIDS
patients. Severe sepsis has emerged as a common cause of intensive care unit (ICU) …