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Severe Sepsis

Known as: Sepsis with Organ Dysfunction, Sepsis, Severe 
Clinical syndrome defined by the presence of both infection and a systemic inflammatory response that progresses to multi-organ failure.(NICHD)
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Does severe non-infectious SIRS differ from severe sepsis?
ObjectiveTo compare the time course of organ dysfunction/failure, mortality and cause of death in patients with severe sepsis (SS… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Evaluating the use of Drotrecogin alfa (activated) in adult severe sepsis: a Canadian multicenter observational study
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to characterize the usage patterns and clinical outcomes of DAA in Ontario and Quebec… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Should procalcitonin be introduced in the diagnostic criteria for the systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis?
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Soluble MD-2 activity in plasma from patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.
In this paper, we show that plasma from patients with severe sepsis and septic shock but not normal plasma supports… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Severe sepsis in cardiac surgical patients.
OBJECTIVE To elucidate the incidence, determinants, and consequences of severe sepsis after cardiac surgery. DESIGN Prospective… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Modern management of non-chemotherapy drug-induced agranulocytosis: a monocentric cohort study of 90 cases and review of the literature.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Insulin sensitivity of glucose and fat metabolism in severe sepsis.
In order to quantify the changes in insulin sensitivity, particularly of endogenous glucose production and fat metabolism, in… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effects of dopamine and epinephrine infusions on renal hemodynamics in severe malaria and severe sepsis
Objective: To describe and compare the effects of dopamine and epinephrine in various doses on renal hemodynamics and oxygen… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Interaction of prostaglandins, activated complement, and granulocytes in clinical sepsis and hypotension.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
High dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation in acute leukemias, malignant lymphomas and solid tumors. A study of 23 patients.
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