Expert consensus on the monitoring and treatment of sepsis-induced immunosuppression.

ABSTRACT: Emerged evidence has indicated that immunosuppression is involved in the occurrence and development of sepsis. To provide clinical practice recommendations on the immune function in sepsis, an expert consensus focusing on the monitoring and treatment of sepsis-induced immunosuppression was developed. Literature related to the immune monitoring and treatment of sepsis were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure to design items and expert opinions were collected through an online questionnaire. Then, the Delphi method was used to form consensus opinions, and RAND appropriateness method was developed to provide consistency evaluation and recommendation levels for consensus opinions. This consensus achieved satisfactory results through two rounds o

SUBMITTER: Pei F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790819 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature