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The impact of comorbid [corrected] conditions on critical illnessAnnette M Esper
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Crit Care Med 39:2728-35. 2011....
The effect of diabetes mellitus on organ dysfunction with sepsis: an epidemiological studyAnnette M Esper
Division of Pulmonary, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Crit Care 13:R18. 2009..Previous studies reported that people with DM and severe sepsis are less likely to develop acute lung injury (ALI). We sought to determine whether organ dysfunction differed between people with and without DM and sepsis...
Extending international sepsis epidemiology: the impact of organ dysfunctionAnnette M Esper
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Crit Care 13:120. 2009..Future studies must therefore focus on the impact of new treatment modalities for preventing progression to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and consequent mortality in sepsis...
The role of infection and comorbidity: Factors that influence disparities in sepsisAnnette M Esper
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Crit Care Med 34:2576-82. 2006..The differential distribution of specific chronic comorbid medical conditions may contribute to these disparities. Large cohort and administrative studies are required to confirm discrete root causes of sepsis disparities...
