Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock*
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Abstract
Objective
To determine the prevalence and impact on mortality of delays in initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy from initial onset of recurrent/persistent hypotension of septic shock.
Design
A retrospective cohort study performed between July 1989 and June 2004.
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Keywords
- Medicine
- Septic shock
- Odds ratio
- Confidence interval
- Retrospective cohort study
- Shock (circulatory)
- Antimicrobial
- Mortality rate
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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