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A silver lining in the quest for improved survival in sepsis

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Two recent trials have highlighted that our strategies to restore tissue perfusion early and decrease mortality in patients with sepsis are varied and evidence for an effective therapy to reduce the incidence of kidney injury is lacking. However, newly reported data suggest an overall improved standard of care for patients.

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  1. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nephrology and Hypertension Section, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, 1601 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, 32608, FL, USA

    Rajesh Mohandas

  2. Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, PO Box 100224, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, 32610, FL, USA

    A. Ahsan Ejaz

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Mohandas, R., Ejaz, A. A silver lining in the quest for improved survival in sepsis. Nat Rev Nephrol 10, 302–304 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2014.77

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