title: Sepsis in old age: review of human and animal studies.
abstract: Sepsis is a serious problem among the geriatric population as its incidence and mortality rates dramatically increase with advanced age. Despite a large number of ongoing clinical and basic research studies, there is currently no effective therapeutic strategy that rescues elderly patients with severe sepsis. Recognition of this problem is relatively low as compared to other age-associated diseases. The disparity between clinical and basic studies is a problem, and this is likely due, in part, to the fact that most laboratory animals used for sepsis research are not old while the majority of sepsis cases occur in the geriatric population. The objective of this article is to review recent epidemiological studies and clinical observations, and compare these with findings from basic laboratory studies which have used aged animals in experimental sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lexington, KY 40536, USA ; Markey Cancer Center University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
authors.forename: Marlene E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lexington, KY 40536, USA ; Department of Physiology, Lexington, KY 40536, USA ; Markey Cancer Center University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
keywords: aging; animal models; coagulation; elderly; inflammation; sepsis
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