title: Is the current management of severe sepsis and septic shock really evidence based?
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. jlvincen@ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005438:Fludrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000517:prevention & control; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005438:Fludrocortisone