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Sepsis heterogeneity.

Wei Wang¹, Chun-Feng Liu²

¹Department of Pediatrics, ShengJing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36, SanHao Street, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110004, China.

World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP

|February 3, 2023

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Sepsis is a complex condition with varied patient presentations due to factors like age, genetics, and infection type. Understanding this heterogeneity is key to developing personalized treatments for better sepsis management and outcomes.

Area of Science:

Critical Care Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Genomics

Background:

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction from a dysregulated host response to infection, characterized by high mortality.
Sepsis is a heterogeneous syndrome with diverse clinical and biological features, complicating therapeutic advancements.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize the contributing factors to sepsis heterogeneity.
To elucidate how understanding sepsis heterogeneity can facilitate personalized treatment strategies.

Main Methods:

A literature search was conducted using PubMed.
Keywords included sepsis, heterogeneity, personalized treatment, host response, infection, epidemiology, mortality, incidence, age, sex, comorbidities, genetics, and organ dysfunction.

Keywords:

Heterogeneity Host response Infection Personalized treatment Sepsis

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Main Results:

Host factors (age, sex, comorbidities, genetics), infection etiology, host response dysregulation, and organ dysfunction contribute to sepsis heterogeneity.
These factors influence disease manifestation, progression, and treatment response, complicating patient management.

Conclusions:

Identifying factors contributing to sepsis heterogeneity is crucial for understanding its complexity.
This understanding will enable more personalized clinical studies targeting homogenous patient groups.