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Epidemiology of sepsis: an update.
Critical care medicine - 1 Jul 2001
Angus D C, Wax R S
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OBJECTIVE: We review the case definition, occurrence, and outcome of sepsis. We discuss whether the epidemiology of sepsis has changed over time and discuss issues important to our understanding of sepsis. DATA SOURCES: Literature review. DATA SUMMARY: Our understanding of the epidemiology of sepsis is hampered by the lack of a reliable case definition. Inconsistent application of sepsis definition criteria...
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