Tag: SIRS
Sepsis-3 definitions predict ICU mortality in a low-middle-income country
The medical records of 957 patients were retrieved from a prospectively collected database. Serum lactate improved accuracy for values higher than 4 mmol/L in the no-dysfunction and septic shock groups.... read more
Belgian scientists discover missing link in septic shock
Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have discovered an important mechanism of sepsis, an overreaction of the body’s immune system to an infection.... read more
Is SIRS dead? The new definition of sepsis.
To mark Sepsis Awareness Month in September, Prof Gando, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Intensive Care, tells us more about the recent sepsis definitions, published earlier this year.... read more
