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 …

Objectives: We performed a national cross-sectional survey to determine the epidemiologic
characteristics of patients with sepsis in ICU in China. Design: A cross-section survey study …

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 …

Introduction Information about sepsis in mainland China remains scarce and incomplete.
The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology and outcome of severe sepsis …

Although the first written description of the sepsis syndrome appears in an Egyptian papyrus
circa 1600 BC, the origin of the term sepsis comes from the Ancient Greek word seˆ psis …

Introduction Elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in patients with critical
sepsis (severe sepsis and septic shock) may indicate septic cardiomyopathy. However …

Background Sepsis is considered a major worldwide health burden, with high mortality and
associated costs. Health indicators are essential to define strategies to improve the …

Objectives: To investigate mortality of ICU patients over a 3-month period after an initial
episode of septic shock and to identify factors associated with mortality. Design: Prospective …

Severe sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU).
We conducted a prospective multicenter study to evaluate epidemiology and outcome of …