The impact of the Sepsis-3 definition on ICU admission of patients with infection

Abstract Background Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated inflammation following an infection. However, the impact of this definition on patient care is not fully clear. This study investigated the impact of the current definition on ICU admission of patient...

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Main Authors: Jenny Klimpel, Lorenz Weidhase, Michael Bernhard, André Gries, Sirak Petros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-019-0680-9