Latest Articles in Sepsis

Treating the Whole Human In Intensive Care – Patient-Centred Outcomes in Sepsis, Surgery and Trauma

Intensive care impacts more than the patient, with ripple effects for families, employers and wider societies. Patient-centred outcomes reiterate the need for clinical therapies targeting the biological circuitry of the big-hitting syndromes like ARDS, sepsis, delirium, renal failure and recognis

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Cardiovascular Management in Septic Shock: Optimising Vascular and Cardiac Function

An overview of vasopressor management, current evidence on its use, when to initiate vasopressor therapy for best possible patient outcome and a discussion regarding the use of landiolol in septic patients with persistent tachycardia.    Optimising Vasopressin Initiation in Sep

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Cardiovascular Management in Sepsis: Improving Cardiac and Vascular Functions

Vasopressin and landiolol are critical therapies for ensuring the vascular and cardiac systems are as close to optimal conditions as possible during septic shock. Better cardiovascular management in septic shock can help improve septic shock management.     Sepsis is a life-thre

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Why Artificial Intelligence is Not Fixing the Problem of Sepsis in the Hospital

The use of Artificial Intelligence in detecting sepsis, AI prediction/detection models and how these healthcare tools need to complement clinical expertise.     The potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare has generated significant excitement and discussion. Ho

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Applying International Sepsis Guidelines by Screening High-Risk Hospitalised Patients With PSP

Hospital and ICU nosocomial sepsis screening for acutely ill and high-risk patients and daily measurement of PSP to diagnose nosocomial sepsis three to five days before the onset of symptoms.     Introduction Sepsis is a major public health threat and is responsible for 11 mil

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Biomarkers as Prognostic Predictors and Guide in Critically Ill Patients

An overview of promising biomarkers in critical care, characteristics a biomarker should have and how to ensure their usefulness in clinical practice.   Introduction   Precision medicine is a medical approach that tailors treatments based on individual patient characterist

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Biomarkers in Sepsis

This article describes the application of existing and emerging biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of sepsis and pneumonia. Introduction: The Need for  Biomarkers  in Sepsis Sepsis is defined as a dysregulated host response to infection that results in

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Biomarkers in Sepsis - Present and Future

A biomarker defines a measurable indicator of a patient's medical situation that can be measured precisely and accurately. Biomarkers provide value for diagnosis, prognosis, early disease detection, risk stratification, suitable treatment (theragnostic), and trial improvement for patients with sep

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Sepsis Diagnosis: Pancreatic Stone Protein in Adults, Children, and Neonates

Based on the concepts and the checklist criteria for an ideal sepsis biomarker presented in the article Sepsis Diagnosis: Clinical signs, Scores, and Biomarkers in this issue of ICU Management & Practice , we update and review the potential use of Pancreatic Stone Protein (PSP) in adults,

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Tachycardia in Sepsis: Friend or Foe?

An overview of tachycardia in sepsis, the importance of rate control and the beneficial effects of beta-blockers. Sepsis and Tachycardia – Aetiologic Factors During sepsis, the sympathetic nervous system plays a key role in maintaining cardiac output and blood pre

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