Purpose. The efficacy and safety of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were evaluated. Summary. The medical literature was ...

The following is a summary of “Ability of diastolic arterial pressure to better characterize the severity of septic shock when adjusted for heart rate and norepinephrine dose,” published in the March ...

1. Epinephrine was associated with greater 30-day mortality compared to norepinephrine in the management of septic shock in pediatric patients. Vasoactive agents remain the therapeutic option of ...

The mortality rate in pediatric septic shock is lower than has previously been reported. Otherwise healthy children have good outcomes when they develop sepsis with septic shock. Oncologic illness ...

ub.edu Background: Host- and pathogen-related factors associated with septic shock in pneumococcal pneumonia are not well defined. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for septic shock ...

WAKAYAMA—Shuhei Kishimoto, the governor of Wakayama Prefecture, died of septic shock on April 15, a day after his secretary found him unconscious at his residence, the prefectural government said.