This, in turn, drives loss of vascular integrity that causes vascular leakage, which results in a drop in blood pressure (and in severe cases septic shock) and reduced organ perfusion that can ...

It causes millions of deaths each year ... In the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (2016), the concepts applicable to sepsis and septic shock were redefined ...

Vital signs including intake and output, and laboratory data should be carefully observed to monitor for the risk or appearance of sepsis and septic shock. Fever greater than 101 degrees ...

double-blind studies that report the lack of a mortality benefit, a recommendation to add G-CSF as an adjunctive therapy in critically ill patients with severe sepsis and septic shock cannot be ...