articleCritical Care MedicineApr 19, 2006Closed access

Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock*

University of Manitoba

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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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Authors

13

Topics & keywords

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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