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New insights into the management of severe sepsis and septic shock

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Prognosis More than half <strong>of</strong> all <strong>septic</strong> patientsdevelop <strong>severe</strong> <strong>sepsis</strong> <strong>and</strong> a quarterdevelop <strong>septic</strong> <strong>shock</strong>; thus, 10% to 15%<strong>of</strong> all patients admitted to ICUs develop<strong>septic</strong> <strong>shock</strong> Published mortality rates for <strong>sepsis</strong> rangefrom 28% to 56%

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