Endothelial Glycocalyx Integrity as a Prognostic Key in Sepsis: New Insights from the CLOVERS Trial

Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Intensive Care, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia; and.
² Department of Pediatrics and Intensive Care, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia.

Editorial

Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;22(9):1303-1304.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202506-692ED.

Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento^{1

2}

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Intensive Care, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia; and.
² Department of Pediatrics and Intensive Care, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia.

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Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation in Sepsis: Analysis of the Crystalloid Liberal or Vasopressors Early Resuscitation in Sepsis (CLOVERS) Trial, a Multicenter, Phase 3, Randomized Trial.
Oshima K, Di Gravio C, Yan B, McMurtry SA, Burke R, Levoir LM, Kravitz MS, Stephenson D, Issaian A, Hansen KC, D'Alessandro A, Douglas IS, Self WH, Lindsell CJ, Schildcrout JS, Schmidt EP, Shapiro NI. Oshima K, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Sep;22(9):1382-1393. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202501-012OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025. PMID: 40315385 Clinical Trial.

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