title: Surviving severe sepsis: early recognition and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Mo, USA.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahrens
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuggle
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors