ArticleBMC medicine2015
Recognizing and managing sepsis: what needs to be done?
Article in BMC medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Metabolic phenotyping of sepsis in large multicenter cohorts: identification of a reproducible high-risk subgroup.Lipids in health and disease · 2026Article
- Blood calprotectin as a biomarker for infection and sepsis - the prospective CASCADE trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Observational
- Public awareness and knowledge of sepsis: a cross-sectional survey of adults in Canada.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Article
- Knowledge translation following the implementation of a state-wide Paediatric Sepsis Pathway in the emergency department- a multi-centre survey study.BMC health services research · 2021Observational
- lncRNA NEAT1 aggravates sepsis-induced lung injury by regulating the miR-27a/PTEN axis.Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology · 2021Article
- The Use of Different Sepsis Risk Stratification Tools on the Wards and in Emergency Departments Uncovers Different Mortality Risks: Results of the Three Welsh National Multicenter Point-Prevalence Studies.Critical care explorations · 2021Article
- Four consecutive yearly point-prevalence studies in Wales indicate lack of improvement in sepsis care on the wards.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The Protective Effect of PK-11195 on Cognitive Impairment in Rats Survived of Polymicrobial Sepsis.Molecular neurobiology · 2021Article
- Presepsin in the Rapid Response System for Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Identification of Potential Early Diagnostic Biomarkers of Sepsis.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Article
- An Observational Cohort Study Evaluating Antimicrobial Use in Peripartum Sepsis: A Tendency towards Overdiagnosis?Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- TIM-3 Genetic Variants Are Associated with Altered Clinical Outcome and Susceptibility to Gram-Positive Infections in Patients with Sepsis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- An Observational Study of Sepsis in Takeo Province Cambodia: An in-depth examination of pathogens causing severe infections.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Observational
- Compliance of clinical microbiology laboratories with recommendations for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections: Data from a nationwide survey in Italy.MicrobiologyOpen · 2020Article
- Quality improvement model (IHI) as a strategy to implement a sepsis protocol in a public hospital in Brazil.BMJ open quality · 2020Article
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- Red-flag sepsis and SOFA identifies different patient population at risk of sepsis-related deaths on the general ward.Medicine · 2018Article
- Current aspects in sepsis approach. Turning things around.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2018Review
- Activity and Circadian Rhythm of Sepsis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.... IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics. IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics · 2018Article
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Abstract
Sepsis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality if not promptly recognized and treated. Since the development of early goal-directed therapy, mortality rates have decreased, but sepsis remains a major cause of death in patients arriving at the emergency department or staying in hospital. In this forum article, we asked clinicians and researchers with expertise in sepsis care to discuss the importance of rapid detection and treatment of the condition, as well as special considerations in different patient groups.
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