Controversy exists regarding the best diagnostic and screening tool for sepsis outside the
intensive care unit (ICU). Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score has been …

Objectives: To examine whether the septic profiles of heat shock protein 72, heat shock
protein 90α, resistin, adiponectin, oxygen consumption, CO 2 production, energy …

Sepsis is considered a medical emergency where delays in initial treatment are associated
with increased morbidity and mortality, yet there is no gold standard for identifying sepsis …

Sepsis and septic shock are common, patho-physiologically complex, clinical conditions that
are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and cost of care. 1 Sepsis occurs in response …

Background. Patients with sepsis benefit from early diagnosis and treatment. Accurate
paramedic recognition of sepsis is important to initiate care promptly for patients who arrive …

Severe sepsis and septic shock are major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients
entering the emergency department (ED) or intensive care unit (ICU). Despite substantial …

Background: Previous studies have reported the fundamental role of immunoregulatory
proteins in the clinical phenotype and outcome of sepsis. This study investigated two …

We report on a pilot study exploring whether blood immune signatures can reveal early
specific indicator profiles for patients meeting sepsis criteria upon hospital admission. We …

Aim: To assess the prognostic value for 28-day mortality of PSP in critically ill patients with
sepsis. Material & methods: 122 consecutive patients with sepsis were enrolled in this study …

Background Early in the host-response to infection, neutrophils release calprotectin,
triggering several immune signalling cascades. In acute infection management, identifying …