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Tuesday 19 July 2011

Effects of discontinuing or continuing ongoing statin therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock

Effects of discontinuing or continuing ongoing statin therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective cohort study. Critical care, vol. 15(4), July 2011.

Dessap, AM, et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/15/4/R171

Recent publications suggest potential benefits from statins as a preventive or adjuvant therapy in sepsis. Whether ongoing statin therapy should be continued or discontinued in patients admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) for sepsis is open to question.

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