Early evaluation of severity in patients with severe sepsis: a comparison with "septic shock" - subgroup analysis of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Sepsis Registry (JAAM-SR).

Takehiko TaruiYoshihiro YamaguchiKoichiro SuzukiRyosuke TsurutaHiroto IkedaHiroshi OguraShigeki KushimotoJoji KotaniShin-Ichiro ShiraishiYasushi SuzukiKiyotsugu TakumaNaoshi TakeyamaSeitaro FujishimaToshihiko MayumiYasuo MikiNorio YamashitaNaoki AikawaSatoshi Gando

Published in: Acute medicine & surgery (2017)

The novel combined criterion of initial hypotension and the worst lactate values ≥4 mmol/L within the initial 24 h is potentially useful as a single outcome predictor for severe sepsis.

Keyphrases

septic shock
early onset
drug induced
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
randomized controlled trial
aortic dissection
phase iii
study protocol