These differences need to be validated in larger, multi-center trials and could inform future efforts focused

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the discussion and inline gaps and limitations of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 3 journals.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Assessing nurses’ knowledge and confidence in adult sepsis: evidence from two hospitals in eastern China (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi

  A notable gap emerged in the recognition of tachypnea as an early ARTICLE IN PRESSARTICLE IN PRESS ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT clinical indicator, coupled with insufficient knowledge regarding the timing of blood cultures, appropriate serum lactate thresholds, and management of septic shock. The findings provide valuable insights into the current state of nurses’ knowledge and highlight critical gaps in understanding and clinical preparedness related to sepsis care.

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  Keywords: article press clinical knowledge notable emerged recognition tachypnea early accepted manuscript indicator coupled insufficient regarding
• Racial, gender and language based disparities in sepsis: a public health perspective (2026) · Internal and Emergency Medicine · doi

  These differences need to be validated in larger, multi-center trials and could inform future efforts focused on identifying higher risk subsets in patients presenting with sepsis and septic shock in a public health setting. As a result, conclusions are limited by the power of the study and can best be classified as correlations and not causations. However, the role of ethno-racial differences in those requiring vasopressor support in septic shock has not been explored.

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  Keywords: differences septic shock need validated larger multi center trials inform future efforts focused identifying higher
• Effect of premorbid beta-blockers on cardiac function and clinical outcomes in septic patients: a retrospective study (2026) · ˜The œJournal of Critical Care Medicine · doi

  Future research should focus on prospective, multicenter studies designed to confirm these findings and explore the underlying mechanisms. It is important to acknowledge the limitations of this study when interpreting the findings. Furthermore, clinical data were limited to ICU admission, and information from the emergency department or general ward was not captured, which may have omitted important baseline or early sepsis data.

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  Keywords: important future focus prospective multicenter designed confirm explore underlying mechanisms acknowledge limitations interpreting clinical limited

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