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

Currently, it remains controversial whether the Sepsis-3 definition provides the most appropriate criteria for clinical use. The purpose of this study was to compare between the Sepsis-2 and Sepsis-3 definitions using Japan ' s nationwide registry. 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.
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