Abstract:Background: Although sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality in hospitalized patients, information regarding early predictive factors for mortality and morbidity is limited. The main objective of this study was to identify the outcome of patients with sepsis and septic shock.
Methods: A prospective observational study was done in a surgical ICU over a period of one year. We included all adult patients admitted to ICU with features of sepsis and septic shock. Data related to demography, co-existi… Show more
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