Not all organ dysfunctions are created equal Prevalence and mortality in sepsis

The objective of this study is to quantify the impact of organ dysfunction on in-hospital mortality in infected population. There exist differences in measures of organ dysfunction occurrence and their association with mortality. These findings support increased clinical efforts to identify sepsis patients to inform diagnostic decisions.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news