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Review
. 2007 Oct 27;335(7625):879-83.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39346.495880.AE.

Sepsis: definition, epidemiology, and diagnosis

Andrew Lever  1 , Iain Mackenzie
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Review

Sepsis: definition, epidemiology, and diagnosis

Andrew Lever et al. BMJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Fig 1 Definitions of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. aPTT=activated partial thromboplastin time; INR=international normalised ratio; SBP=systolic blood pressure
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Fig 2 Pathophysiological pathways of sepsis
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