title: Declining case fatality rates for severe sepsis: good data bring good news with ambiguous implications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine and Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor2Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Theodore J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Iwashyna
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA) Laboratory, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania4Associate Editor, JAMA.
authors.forename: Derek C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Angus
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000401:mortality*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000401:mortality*