The immunology of sepsis

T van der Poll, M Shankar-Hari, WJ Wiersinga - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to an infection. This recently implemented definition does not capture the …

Incidence and mortality of hospital-and ICU-treated sepsis: results from an updated and expanded systematic review and meta-analysis

C Fleischmann-Struzek, L Mellhammar, N Rose… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the global burden of sepsis in hospitalized adults by updating and
expanding a systematic review and meta-analysis and to compare findings with recent …

Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021

L Evans, A Rhodes, W Alhazzani, M Antonelli… - Critical care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of …

Characterisation of the first 250 000 hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Brazil: a retrospective analysis of nationwide data

OT Ranzani, LSL Bastos, JGM Gelli… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Most low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have little or no data
integrated into a national surveillance system to identify characteristics or outcomes of …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

KE Rudd, SC Johnson, KM Agesa, KA Shackelford… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
response to infection. It is considered a major cause of health loss, but data for the global …

Biomarkers of sepsis: time for a reappraisal

C Pierrakos, D Velissaris, M Bisdorff, JC Marshall… - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Sepsis biomarkers can have important diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic
functions. In a previous review, we identified 3370 references reporting on 178 different …

Epidemiology and burden of sepsis acquired in hospitals and intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Markwart, H Saito, T Harder, S Tomczyk… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy in patients with septic shock

B Venkatesh, S Finfer, J Cohen… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Whether hydrocortisone reduces mortality among patients with septic shock is
unclear. Methods We randomly assigned patients with septic shock who were undergoing …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review

RB Serafim, P Póvoa, V Souza-Dantas, AC Kalil… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a major cause of hospital
admission and represents a challenge for patient management during intensive care unit …

[HTML][HTML] Sepsis: evolving concepts and challenges

R Salomão, BL Ferreira, MC Salomão… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with increased burden
in low-and middle-resource settings. The role of the inflammatory response in the …