Characteristics, management, and in-hospital mortality among patients with severe sepsis in intensive care units in Japan: the FORECAST study

behalf of JAAM FORECAST group, on; Abe, Toshikazu; Ogura, Hiroshi; Shiraishi, Atsushi; Kushimoto, Shigeki; Saitoh, Daizoh; Fujishima, Seitaro; Mayumi, Toshihiko; Shiino, Yasukazu; Nakada, Taka‐aki; Tarui, Takehiko; Hifumi, Toru; Otomo, Yasuhiro; Okamoto, Kohji; Umemura, Yutaka; Kotani, Joji; Sakamoto, Yuichiro; Sasaki, Junichi; Shiraishi, Shin‐ichiro; Takuma, Kiyotsugu; Tsuruta, Ryosuke; Hagiwara, Akiyoshi; Yamakawa, Kazuma; Masuno, Tomohiko; Takeyama, Naoshi; Yamashita, Norio; Ikeda, Hiroto; Ueyama, Masashi; Fujimi, Satoshi; Gando, Satoshi

doi:10.1186/s13054-018-2186-7

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Characteristics, management, and in-hospital mortality among patients with severe sepsis in intensive care units in Japan: the FORECAST study

Published in Critical Care • Nov 22, 2018

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on behalf of JAAM FORECAST group

Toshikazu Abe

Hiroshi Ogura

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a leading cause of death and long-term disability in developed countries. A comprehensive report on the incidence, clinical characteristics, and evolving management of sepsis is important. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the characteristics, management, and outcomes of patie...

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Medicine

Emergency medicine

Intensive care

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