This study confirms previous findings of excessive mortality rates for sepsis in Brazil [2].
It was suggested that the secondary bacterial infections were the underlying reason for these excessive mortality rates [ 5].
Using vasoactive agents and fluids to increase DO2 to supranormal levels in all patients may result in excessive mortality rates and this strategy has been abandoned [ 15].
Though being small in magnitude this increase in cystatin C of ≥10% might have important consequences for the patients as even apparently minor decreases in renal function have been shown to be associated with excessive mortality rates independent of other known risk factors [ 20, 31].
In some studies, considerable morbidity and excessive mortality with a rate up to 30% has been annually exhibited [ 1].
Undoubtedly, this patient population has a poor short-term outcome with excessive in-hospital mortality rates (40 60%), prolonged ICU and hospital stay as well as reduced health-related quality of life [ 7].
Two disadvantaged birds and three advantaged birds died before day 12; this suggests that our disadvantageous manipulation did not result in excessive mortality and is in line with natural mortality rates in starlings (Feare, 1984).
Following the same line of evidence, excessive β1 stimulation by dobutamine increased the mortality rate in critically ill patients [ 51].
● This multicenter observational study with 479 surgical high-risk patients showed that excessive fluid balance may determine a higher postoperative mortality rate.
A representation of excessive mortality risk was included in the model using a mortality ratio (MR): the ratio of death rates in those with MDD to those of the general population.
