Sepsis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the dignostic criteria of severs sepsis or septic shock; 2. patients or his/her family members sign the informed consent; 3. To be aged 18 to 85 years; 4. not allergic to steroids and thymosin; 5. do not have a history of psychiatry disease.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. pregnant; 2. age beyond 85 or under 18; 3. patients or family members do not agree to participate in the trial; 4. taking steroids or other medicines that influence immune systems (ie thymosin,recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor) for more than 6 months; 5. co-exist serious organ disfunction due to other diseases rather than severe sepsis or septic shock; 6. end stage of malignant tumor or terminal illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ICU or 28th-day mortalit; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| function of major organs (heart, lung, liver, kidn;IL-1 beta;TNF-alpha;IL-2R;IL-6;IL-8;MCP-1;IL-4;IL-10;the count and type of Lymphocytes (CD4+, CD8+, CD4;expression of mHLA-DR; | — |
Countries
Shanghai