Study finds that 2 treatment strategies for severe sepsis show similar survival rates
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 08:00
in Health & Medicine
A comparison of two strategies for treating severe sepsis or septic shock finds that using lactate levels measured in blood samples showed a similar short-term survival rate compared to a treatment regimen using central venous oxygen saturation measured using a specialised catheter, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA...