The incidence and prevalence of sepsis depend on the definitions and records that we use
and we may be underestimating their impact. Up to 60% of the cases come from the …

Sepsis represents a major global health concern and is one of the most feared
complications for hospitalized patients, being the cause, directly or indirectly, of about half of …

Background Our current understanding of the pathophysiology and management of sepsis is
associated with a lack of progress in clinical trials, which partly reflects insufficient …

Sepsis is a major growing global burden and a major challenge to intensive care clinicians,
researchers, guideline committee members and policy makers, because of its high and …

Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are serious health care problems and affect millions of
people around the world each year (in Spain they affect 1/270 inhabitants each year). Its …

Infections represent a common health problem in people of all ages. Usually, the response
given to them is appropriate and so little treatment is needed. Sometimes, however, the …

Sepsis is a clinical syndrome encompassing physiologic and biological abnormalities
caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis progression into septic shock is …

Beside many efforts to improve outcome, sepsis is still one of the most frequent causes of
death in critically ill patients. It is the most common condition with high mortality in intensive …

Objective: To present a critical and updated review about sepsis, focusing especially on
diagnosis and treatment. Sources of data: Literature review of Medline, including review …

Sepsis is a common condition with high morbidity and mortality. Although many patients may
require critical care, this article considers the features of sepsis that are of most relevance to …