Sepsis-3 criteria 'preferable' in prognostication of critically ill patients

(American College of Chest Physicians) Researchers from the University of Ottawa sought to compare the prognostic accuracy of the Sepsis-3 septic shock criteria with the SIRS-based septic shock criteria for prediction of in-hospital mortality among patients hospitalized with suspected infection, receiving a RRT assessment for acute deterioration.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news