Circulating Monocyte Counts and its Impact on Outcomes in Patients With Severe Sepsis Including Septic Shock

This study was performed to evaluate the association of monocyte counts with mortality, the rate of bacteremia, and organ dysfunction and to evaluate whether the change in monocyte counts from the premorbid state to sepsis would differ between survivors and non-survivors in patients with severe sepsis including septic shock. A retrospective analysis of patients with severe sepsis including septic shock was performed. Monocyte counts were categorized into 
Source: Shock - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Clinical Science Aspects Source Type: research