QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
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Multicenter Study
Relative tachycardia in patients with sepsis: an independent risk factor for mortality.
Excess activation of the sympathetic nervous system may be a risk factor for mortality in patients with the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) or sepsis. ⋯ Our data are compatible with the hypothesis that some patients with sepsis experience an excess activation of the sympathetic nervous system, leading to a fatal outcome.