Background: Combination of vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine have recently been
used in sepsis but data of efficacy are conflicting and no data are available from developing …

Background The global burden of sepsis is estimated as 15 to 19 million cases annually,
with a mortality rate approaching 60% in low-income countries. Methods In this retrospective …

Background The sepsis burden on acute care services in middle-income countries is a
cause for concern. We estimated incidence, prevalence, and mortality of sepsis in adult …

Introdução a sepse é um grave problema de saúde pública e uma das principais causas de
morte em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI). Objetivo este trabalho avaliou o agravamento …

Sepse: uma visão atual Page 1 Scientia Medica, Porto Alegre, v. 19, n. 3, p. 135-145, jul./set.
2009 135 Sepse: uma visão atual Sepse: uma visão atual Sepsis: current aspects CAROLINE …

Objetivo: o estudo objetivou traçar o perfil dos pacientes internados na Unidade de Terapia
Intensiva Adulto de um hospital universitário. Método: estudo do tipo retrospectivo, de …

Background Sepsis has a high prevalence within intensive care units, with elevated rates of
morbidity and mortality, and high costs. Data on sepsis costs are scarce in the literature, and …

Background. Mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been associated to an array of risk
factors. Identification of risk factors potentially contribute to predict and reduce mortality rates …

Purpose Vitamin C has shown benefits in patients with sepsis in addition to standard therapy
recently. However, further evidence is required to verify the efficacy of vitamin C in clinical …

Background Previous studies showed higher sepsis mortality rates in Brazil compared to
other developed or developing countries. Moreover, another trial demonstrated an …