Prognosis of patients with infection in the intensive care unit: A retrospective analysis.

The present retrospective study aimed to investigate the prognostic factors for critically ill patients with an () infection. A total of 37 patients from the intensive care unit (ICU) were enrolled in the study. Data was collected from patients, including age, gender, ethnicity, infection status, concurrent infection status, prescribed antibiotics, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) and sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores, procalcitonin level, site of infection, shock, sepsis and renal replacement therapy status.

Effects of fentanyl, midazolam and their combination on immune function and mortality in mice with sepsis.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of fentanyl and/or midazolam on the immune function and mortality of septic mice. Mice were randomly divided into sham-operated, model, fentanyl-, midazolam- and combination-treated groups. The body weights and locomotor activities of the mice were measured, prior to and following surgery, and the mortality rates following surgery were recorded and compared among these groups.