Antimicrobials administration time in patients with suspected sepsis: faster is better for severe patients
Abstract In a recent report, Ascuntar et al. describes the impossibility to demonstrate a significant association between early antibiotic therapy administration and mortality in sepsis patients. Nevertheless, we believe that some methodological issues deserve their conclusions. First, the objective...
Main Authors: | Romain Jouffroy, Benoît Vivien |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-020-00471-2 |
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