Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both low-and high-income
countries. Antibiotic therapy and supportive care have significantly improved survival …

Background Peptic ulcer disease is common with a lifetime prevalence in the general
population of 5–10% and an incidence of 0.1–0.3% per year. Despite a sharp reduction in …

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amegroups. com of data collection for clinical trials in the intensive care unit (ICU). However …

Background: The quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) has been proposed
for prediction of mortality in patients with suspected infection. Purpose: To summarize and …

The state of immune activation may guide targeted immunotherapy in sepsis. In a double-
blind, double-dummy randomized clinical study, 240 patients with sepsis due to lung …

Background The usefulness of the quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure
Assessment (qSOFA) score in providing bedside criteria for early prediction of poor …

Sepsis and septic shock are common life-threatening pathologies associated with high
mortality and substantial costs for healthcare system. Clinical guidelines and bundles for the …

Background A subanalysis of a randomized clinical trial indicated sepsis survival benefit
from interleukin (IL)-1 blockade in patients with features of the macrophage activation-like …

Objective To identify sensitivity, specificity and predictive accuracy of quick sequential organ
failure assessment (qSOFA) score and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) …

Early administration of antibiotics is associated with better survival in sepsis, thus screening
and early detection for sepsis is of clinical importance. Current risk stratification scores used …