Efficacy and safety of procalcitonin guidance in patients with suspected or confirmed sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

I Iankova, P Thompson-Leduc, NY Kirson… - Critical care …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality in noncoronary ICUs. Although immediate
start of antibiotics reduces sepsis-related mortality, antibiotics are often administered for too …

Epidemiology and outcomes

B Tillmann, H Wunsch - Critical Care Clinics, 2018 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Sepsis is a global public health concern. International data demonstrate that sepsis
contributes to more than 5 million deaths annually 1 and represents a significant financial …

Lipocalin-2 protects the brain during inflammatory conditions

SS Kang, Y Ren, CC Liu, A Kurti, KE Baker, G Bu… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Sepsis is a prevalent health issue that can lead to central nervous system (CNS)
inflammation with long-term behavioral and cognitive alterations. Using unbiased proteomic …

Mortality among black men in the USA

EB Pathak - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2018 - Springer
Importance Black men have the lowest life expectancy of all major ethnic-sex populations in
the USA, yet no recent studies have comprehensively examined black male mortality …

Factors underlying racial disparities in sepsis management

M DiMeglio, J Dubensky, S Schadt, R Potdar… - Healthcare, 2018 - mdpi.com
Sepsis, a syndrome characterized by systemic inflammation during infection, continues to be
one of the most common causes of patient mortality in hospitals across the United States …

The effect of community socioeconomic status on sepsis-attributable mortality

P Galiatsatos, EP Brigham, J Pietri, K Littleton… - Journal of critical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Community factors may play a role in determining individual risk for sepsis, as well
as sepsis-related morbidity and mortality. We sought to define the relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective study of cancer survivors and risk of sepsis within the REGARDS cohort

JX Moore, T Akinyemiju, A Bartolucci, HE Wang… - Cancer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Hospitalized cancer patients are nearly 10 times more likely to develop sepsis
when compared to patients with no cancer history. We compared the risk of sepsis between …

Racial differences in sepsis mortality at US academic medical center–affiliated hospitals

NS Chaudhary, JP Donnelly, HE Wang - Critical care medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine the racial disparities in severe sepsis hospitalizations and
outcomes in US academic medical center–affiliated hospitals. Design: Retrospective …

Sepsis: a threat that needs a global solution

FR Machado, LCP Azevedo - Critical care medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Nonetheless, there are no high-quality data from LMICs that can allow a better estimation.
Most studies, especially those from low-income settings, are retrospective and single center …

Отношение к иммунопрофилактике врачей различных специальностей

НП Галина - Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2018 - cyberleninka.ru
Цель работы заключалась в изучении и оцненке отношения врачей к необходимости
проведения вакцинации. Для оценки позиции врачей к иммунопрофилактике …