Sepsis: getting the balance right.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Unveiling Gut Homeostasis Disruption in Sepsis: Towards an Integrated Mechanistic and Translational Roadmap.Cell proliferation · 2026
   Review
2. Development and external validation of a predictive model for in-hospital mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis and sepsis.Scientific reports · 2026
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3. Single-cell RNA-Seq reveals transcriptional heterogeneity in sepsis and down-regulation of SNHG5/miR-324-5p/CDK16 axis in T cells.Cell biology and toxicology · 2026
   Article
4. Time-Dependent Fluid Accumulation Index for Phase-Specific Risk Stratification in Septic Shock with Heart Failure.Current medical science · 2026
   Article
5. Early Prediction of Septic Shock in Emergency Department Using Serum Metabolites.Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2025
   Article
6. Systemic inflammatory response index improves prognostic predictive value in intensive care unit patients with sepsis.Scientific reports · 2025
   Article
7. Identifying depression's genetic role as a precursor to sepsis and increased mortality risk: Comprehensive insights from mendelian randomization analysis.PloS one · 2024
   Article
8. Predictive value of CD86 for the occurrence of sepsis (Sepsis-3) in patients with infection.PloS one · 2024
   Observational
9. Nanotherapies for sepsis by regulating inflammatory signals and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: New insight for treating COVID-19.Redox biology · 2021
   Review
10. The Clinical Need for New Diagnostics in the Identification and Management of Patients with Suspected Sepsis in UK NHS Hospitals: A Survey of Healthcare Professionals.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
    Article

Corrections and comments

• Commented on by
  Sepsis recognition algorithms add to the toxic NHS working environment.2020
• Comment on
  Sepsis hysteria: excess hype and unrealistic expectations.2019

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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