Brazilian Sepsis Epidemiological Study (BASES): preliminary results from first 439 patients
Critical CarePublished 1 January 2002Open access
E Silva, MA Pedro, AMCB Sogayar, Tatiana Mohovic, Mariano Janiszewski, CCLO Silva
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Abstract
Severe sepsis is one of the major causes of mortality in intensive care units (ICUs) around the world. There are few epidemiological studies based on ACCP/SCCM consensus conference criteria. The incidence of severe sepsis is largely unknown in countries like Brazil.
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