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Is hypocholesterolemia associated with mortality in critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis?
Is hypocholesterolemia associated with mortality in critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis?
Lower levels of total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol are associated with mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis.
Lower cholesterol levels associate with higher sepsis mortality; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Mortality was associated with lower levels of total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol, but not triglyceride levels, in patients admitted to ICU with sepsis. The impact of cholesterol replacement on patient outcomes in sepsis, particularly in at-risk groups, merits investigation.
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