American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Mortality in patients with intra-abdominal sepsis remains high. Recognition and classification of patients with sepsis are challenging; about 70% of critical care specialists find the existing definitions confusing and not clinically useful. ⋯ The PIRO score is useful for predicting mortality in patients with surgically related intra-abdominal sepsis.