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 …
S Kamath, H Hammad Altaq, T Abdo - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sepsis is a clinical syndrome encompassing physiologic and biological abnormalities caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis progression into septic shock is …
Background Due to the bleeding risk of full-dose systemic thrombolysis and the lack of major trials focusing on the clinical benefits of catheter-directed treatment, heparin …
Objectives: The Sepsis-3 task force recommended the quick Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment score for identifying patients with suspected infection who are at …
This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2022. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www …
M Holland, J Kellett - European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although early warning scores were intended to simply identify patients in need of life-saving interventions, prediction has become their commonest metric. This review …
C Lv, Y Chen, W Shi, T Pan, J Deng… - Clinical Interventions in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The incidence and mortality rate of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in elderly patients were higher than the younger population. Different scoring systems …
Background Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disproportionally affects older adults, the use of conventional triage tools in acute care settings ignores the key aspects of …
G Williams, A Pirret, N Credland, M Odell, C Raftery… - Australian Critical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background For over two decades, nurse-led critical care outreach services have improved the recognition, response, and management of deteriorating patients in general hospital …