Stefano Cortellini, Amy E DeClue, Massimo Giunti, Robert Goggs, Kate Hopper, Julie M Menard, Rodrigo C Rabelo, Elizabeth A Rozanski, Claire R Sharp, Deborah C Silverstein, Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman, Giacomo Stanzani
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the definitions of sepsis in human and veterinary medicine. DESIGN: International, multicenter position statement on the need for consensus definitions of sepsis in veterinary medicine. SETTING: Veterinary private practice and university teaching hospitals. ANIMALS: Dogs and cats. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Sepsis is a life-threatening condition associated with the body's response to an infection...
February 13, 2024: Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care