European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jan 2021
Sex-specific outcomes and management in critically ill septic patients.
Female and male critically ill septic patients might differ with regards to risk distribution, management, and outcomes. We aimed to compare male versus female septic patients in a large collective with regards to baseline risk distribution and outcomes. ⋯ In this study no clinically relevant sex-specific mortality differences could be detected in critically ill septic patients. Possible subtle gender differences could play a minor role in the acute situation due to the severity of the disease in septic patients.