American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference: definitions for sepsis and organ failure and guidelines for the use of innovative therapies in sepsis.

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Published in Crit Care Med on June 01, 1992

Associated clinical trials:

Statins for the Early Treatment of Sepsis (SETS) | NCT00528580

Hydrocortisone for Prevention of Septic Shock (HYPRESS) | NCT00670254

Comparison of Two Antibiotic Regimen (Meropenem Versus Meropenem+Moxifloxacin)in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (MaxSep) | NCT00534287

Reducing Elevated Heart Rate in Patients With Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) by Ivabradine (MODIfY) | NCT01186783

European Prospective Cohort Study on Enterobacteriaceae Showing Resistance to Carbapenems (EURECA) | NCT02709408

Study of Sedative Medications in Patients With Severe Infection and Respiratory Failure (PRO-DEFENSE) | NCT02203019

Comparison of Vasopressin and Other Pressors in Septic Shock | NCT00269685

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