Open AccessOn Admission, Microcirculation Abnormality is an Independent Predictor of Sepsis and Sepsis-related Mortality: A Hospital-based Study
Author(s) -
Rajnish Joshi,
Saurabh Saigal,
Abhijit Pakhare,
Abhishek Singhai,
Revadi Gouroumourty,
Anshumalini Panda,
Jai Prakash Sharma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24110
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , microcirculation , septic shock , multivariate analysis , proportional hazards model , abnormality , univariate analysis , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , psychiatry
Microcirculatory derangement is the primary cause of organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis. Assessment of the microcirculation is usually done by means of indirect parameters (SvO 2 transcutaneous PO 2 serum lactate.) The aim of our study is to understand microcirculatory abnormalities in patients with sepsis by directly visualizing the tiny vessels using hand-held video microscopes (HVMs) and determining the role of this modality in the prediction of sepsis-related mortality.