This review presents key publications from the research field of sepsis published in Critical
Care and other relevant journals during 2013. The results of these experimental studies and …

Sepsis or septic shock is the fourth leading cause of long-stay intensive care admissions.
Death may occur despite antimicrobial therapy. The incidence of mortality from sepsis has …

Despite advances in supportive care, the morbidity and mortality rate resulting from sepsis
and septic shock remain high (30-50%). A central hypothesis driving sepsis research in …

Introduction: The incidence of sepsis, the systemic inflammatory response of the host to an
infectious insult, has steadily increased over past decades. This trend is expected to …

Management of the patient with sepsis comprises three key branches: control of the
underlying infection, haemodynamic stabilization, and modulation of the host response …

While writing this review, Microbiologists, in collaboration with Anaesthetists and Intensivists,
have kept in mind the incidence of sepsis and septic shock along with its mortality and …

The occurrence of sepsis in the critically ill population is a dreaded phenomenon when
taking into consideration the devastating complications associated with the disease. Despite …

In an effort to identify a cohort of patients who might benefit from the early administration of
novel therapies designed to modulate the endogenous host inflammatory response, an …

Our insight of the sepsis response has evolved to encompass not only the pro-inflammatory
but also an anti-inflammatory reaction following infection. Clinical trials have been designed …

Septic syndromes are the main cause of death in the intensive care units and although the
mortality rates is slowly decreasing, the occurrence of the disease has been increasing. The …