Inappropriate sepsis therapy leads to fivefold reduction in survival

Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 06:14 in Health & Medicine

Patients experiencing septic shock who receive inappropriate therapy may have a fivefold reduction in survival, shows a new study. Researchers from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, retrospectively reviewed the cases of 5,715 patients with septic shock to determine the appropriateness of initial antimicrobial therapy, clinical infection site, and relevant pathogens...

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