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Open Access 01-12-2011 | Review

Translational research in sepsis - an ultimate challenge?

Authors: Tim G Kampmeier, Christian Ertmer, Sebastian Rehberg

Published in: Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

In the era of evidence-based medicine, large, randomized, controlled, multicenter studies represent the "summit of evidence". In contrast to specialties like cardiology, the majority of randomized, controlled trials in critical care medicine, however, have failed to demonstrate a survival benefit; notably, despite encouraging results from experimental and phase-II clinical studies. The difficulty in translating our theoretical knowledge into successful multicenter randomized, controlled trials and subsequent treatment recommendations may represent one reason, why the mortality of septic shock still averages between 40-60%, although our knowledge about the underlying pathophysiology has considerably increased and international guidelines have widely been implemented. The present article elucidates some of the difficulties in translating research from bench to bedside.

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Title: Translational research in sepsis - an ultimate challenge?
Authors: Tim G Kampmeier
Christian Ertmer
Sebastian Rehberg
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 2040-7378
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2040-7378-3-14

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