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Shock index as a predictor of vasopressor use in patients with sepsis
2019
International Journal of Advances in Medicine
Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems affecting millions of people around the world each year and killing as many as one in four. The documented incidence of sepsis worldwide is 1.8 million each year with mortality rate of almost 30%. Sepsis is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Shock index (SI) is defined as "Heart rate divided by Systolic blood pressure
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