Severe sepsis in community-acquired pneumonia: when does it happen, and do systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria help predict course?
T Dremsizov, G Clermont, JA Kellum, KG Kalassian… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Study objectives Most natural history studies of severe sepsis are limited to ICU populations.
We describe the onset and timing of severe sepsis during the hospital course for patients
hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We also determine the ability of
the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and other proposed risk stratification
scores measured at emergency department (ED) presentation to predict progression to
severe sepsis, septic shock, or death. Design Retrospective analysis of a prospective …
We describe the onset and timing of severe sepsis during the hospital course for patients
hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We also determine the ability of
the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and other proposed risk stratification
scores measured at emergency department (ED) presentation to predict progression to
severe sepsis, septic shock, or death. Design Retrospective analysis of a prospective …