... research, setting the stage for afuture and planned validating study [31], as well as togain insights about the time- course of sFlt-1 and VEGF-A release during the very initial phase of sepsis. Alves ... (INCT doSangue CNPq/MCT/FAPESP).Author details1Hematology and Hemotherapy Center, University of Campinas, Campinas,SP, Brazil.2Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, ... ventila-tion was 1 day (range 0-2 days). Eight patients died fromcomplications of sepsis within the first 30 days after theonset of fever, yielding an overall 30-day mortality of 13.3%. Clinical significant...