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New sepsis model may help shape patient care

A new mathematical model of sepsis can help predict deaths, discharges and disease progression in hospital patients with this serious bacterial blood infection. It's hoped the model, described in the online open access journal Critical Care, will help clinicians assess which interventions are likely to be best for their patients.

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