The Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Sepsis in Critically Ill Patients in China: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

Background: Sepsis is a main cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. The epidemiology of sepsis in high-income countries is well-known, but information on sepsis in middle- or low-income countries is still deficient, especially in China. The purpose of this study was to explore...

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Main Authors: Meiping Wang, Li Jiang, Bo Zhu, Wen Li, Bin Du, Yan Kang, Li Weng, Tiehe Qin, Xiaochun Ma, Duming Zhu, Yushan Wang, Qingyuan Zhan, Meili Duan, Wenxiong Li, Bing Sun, Xiangyuan Cao, Yuhang Ai, Tong Li, Xi Zhu, Jianguo Jia, Jianxin Zhou, Yan He, Xiuming Xi, China Critical Care Sepsis Trial (CCCST) workgroup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.593808/full