TITLE:
Statins and Sepsis Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Alicia Hernández Torres, Ana Belén Hernández Cascales, Pedro Pujante Alarcón, Alfonso López Ruiz, María Ángeles Ibáñez Gil, María Dolores Hellín Gil
KEYWORDS:
Statins; Pravastatin; Simvastatin; Sepsis; Bacteremia; Mortality
JOURNAL NAME:
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Vol.4 No.8,
November
8,
2013
ABSTRACT: Recent data suggest that, in addition to improving dyslipidemia, statin may reduce the risk of infections and infection-related complications. The aim of this study is to make a review of the literature about the effects of statins on clinically relevant outcomes of patients admitted to the hospital and having an infection and/or sepsis, principally in terms of intensive care unit admissions and related death.