Sepsis: rethinking the approach to clinical research

JC Marshall - Journal of Leucocyte Biology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The clinical syndrome of sepsis encompasses a highly heterogeneous group of clinical
disorders, varying with respect to the site, bacteriology, and even presence of infection and …

Empiric antibiotics for sepsis

SA Buckman, IR Turnbull, JE Mazuski - Surgical infections, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to infection. Early recognition and treatment are the cornerstones of management …

Antimicrobial prophylaxis and infection surveillance in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: a multi-institutional survey of practice patterns

LS Kao, GM Fleming, RJ Escamilla, DF Lew… - ASAIO Journal, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The goal of this study was to characterize antimicrobial prophylaxis and infection
surveillance practices at centers treating patients with extracorporeal membrane …

Sepsis in head and neck cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and radiation: literature review and consensus

A Mirabile, G Numico, EG Russi, P Bossi… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Elsevier
The reporting of infection/sepsis in chemo/radiation-treated head and neck cancer patients
is sparse and the problem is underestimated. A multidisciplinary group of head and neck …

Impact of changes in urine culture ordering practice on antimicrobial utilization in intensive care units at an academic medical center

M Sarg, GE Waldrop, MA Beier, EL Heil… - infection control & …, 2016 - cambridge.org
OBJECTIVETo assess antimicrobial utilization before and after a change in urine culture
ordering practice in adult intensive care units (ICUs) whereby urine cultures were only …

Determinants of antibiotic tailoring in pediatric intensive care: A national survey

PS Fontela, C Quach, ME Karim… - Pediatric Critical Care …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To describe the criteria that currently guide empiric antibiotic treatment in
children admitted to Canadian PICUs. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Canadian …

Investigator-led clinical research consortia: the Canadian critical care trials group

JC Marshall, DJ Cook… - Critical care …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Advances in the care of critically ill patients are dependent upon rigorous clinical research
undertaken to characterize natural history and risk factors, and determine optimal …

Resistant pathogens, fungi, and viruses

CA Guidry, SA Mansfield, RG Sawyer… - Surgical …, 2014 - surgical.theclinics.com
Infections of all kinds are an unfortunate and common condition among the surgical
population. Management of these infections often requires multiple treatment modalities but …

Recomendaciones en el tratamiento antibiótico empírico de la infección intraabdominal

X Guirao, J Arias, JM Badía, JA García-Rodríguez… - Cirugía Española, 2010 - Elsevier
Un número importante de pacientes con infección intraabdominal desarrollan estados
avanzados de la infección y la mortalidad es todavía superior al 20%. El fracaso es …

[PDF][PDF] Recomendaciones en el tratamiento antibiótico empírico de la infección intraabdominal.

X Guirao, J Arias, JM Badía… - Revista Española de …, 2009 - academia.edu
Un número importante de pacientes con infección intraabdominal desarrollan estados
avanzados de la infección y la mortalidad es todavía superior al 20%. El fracaso es …