4.1. Study Population
stress ulcer, Sepsis
STRESS ULCER, SEPSIS, SEPTIC SHOCK, SEPTIC SHOCK
Patients of any gender, over 18 years of age who were admitted to the intensive care unit of the ABC Observatory Medical Center and Santa Fe campus with a diagnosis of septic shock, according to the Third International Consensus on Sepsis and Septic Shock, were included. [An advance directive is a legal instrument through which a competent person determines in writing their will regarding the treatment that they would and would not like to receive in a situation where they cannot express their will.In standard therapy, patients receive various therapies; in general, they receive antibiotics, blood products, sedation and analgesia, steroids, and intravenous solutions. Hemodynamic support is monitored, and goals related to lactate control, glycemic control, cultures, mechanical ventilator withdrawal test, stress ulcer prophylaxis, and nutritional care are performed [