Prolonged Capillary Refilling as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients With Septic Shock.

Introduction: Microcirculatory alterations characterize septic shock; increased blood lactate level has been described as markers of microcirculation alteration in patients with septic shock. Although useful, this serological analysis is not always feasible in all settings worldwide.

Objective: To determine if a prolonged capillary refilling is a predictor of mortality in patients with septic shock.

Prostate Biopsy Processing.

Objectives: Current protocols for processing multiple prostate biopsy cores per case are uneconomical and cumbersome. Tissue fragmentation and loss compromise cancer diagnosis. We sought to study an alternate method to improve processing and diagnosis of prostate cancer.