Purpose Sepsis is recognized as a global public health problem, but the proportion due to
hospital-acquired infections remains unclear. We aimed to summarize the epidemiological …

Importance Septic shock currently refers to a state of acute circulatory failure associated with
infection. Emerging biological insights and reported variation in epidemiology challenge the …

Importance Definitions of sepsis and septic shock were last revised in 2001. Considerable
advances have since been made into the pathobiology (changes in organ function …

Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are at high risk for healthcare-acquired infections
(HAI) due to the high prevalence of invasive procedures and devices, induced …

In this study, IL-6 levels were assessed as inflammatory biomarker of bacterial sepsis in
patients hospitalized at the ICU of the hospital of Colombia. Materials and methods …

La sepsis es resultado de una respuesta inadecuada y deletérea del huésped causado por
una infección, la cual necesita de la identificación, diagnóstico y tratamiento oportunos. La …

Introducción: La sepsis es un problema de salud pública debido a la elevada mortalidad
registrada en las salas de cuidado intensivo. El propósito de este estudio fue establecer las …

Introducción. La sepsis se define como una disfunción multiorgánica secundaria a un
proceso infeccioso que puede progresar a choque séptico con aumento en el riesgo de …

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotic use and factors
associated with outcomes among sepsis patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). Methods …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of respiratory muscular training in the weaning of
mechanical ventilation and respiratory muscle strength in patients on mechanical ventilation …