A Nationwide Comparison Between Sepsis-2 and Sepsis-3 Definition in Japan.

Shuhei TakaujiMineji HayakawaSatoshi Fujita

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2019)

The ICU mortality of the "Sepsis-2 shock-only" group was significantly low. Besides septic shock diagnosed by the Sepsis-3 definition selects patients with more severe cases of sepsis among the "Sepsis-2 shock" group.

Keyphrases

septic shock
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
cardiovascular disease
early onset
mechanical ventilation
cross sectional