The world population is mostly male at birth, although there is a shift in predominance over 55 years of age with more females than males. Male gender was recently hypothesized to be a risk factor for sepsis and septic shock; the reasons and the consequences of this odd discrepancy are yet a matter of debate. We investigated the percentage of males and females in a large number of trials performed on septic adult patients admitted to Intensive Care Units.
Gender differences in septic intensive care unit patients / Campanelli, Francesco; Landoni, Giovanni; Cabrini, Luca; Zangrillo, Alberto. - In: MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA. - ISSN 1827-1596. - 84:4(2018), pp. 504-508. [10.23736/S0375-9393.17.12187-5]
Gender differences in septic intensive care unit patients
Landoni, Giovanni
Secondo
;Zangrillo, AlbertoUltimo
2018-01-01
Abstract
The world population is mostly male at birth, although there is a shift in predominance over 55 years of age with more females than males. Male gender was recently hypothesized to be a risk factor for sepsis and septic shock; the reasons and the consequences of this odd discrepancy are yet a matter of debate. We investigated the percentage of males and females in a large number of trials performed on septic adult patients admitted to Intensive Care Units.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.