2015 Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
* Lack of association between factor V Leiden and sepsis: a meta-analysis.
- Some studies evaluated the association of factor V Leiden (FVL) with sepsis risk and mortality risk. However, the results were conflicting. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis to address the association between FVL and sepsis. PubMed and EMBASE databases were searched to find relevant studies. Odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using random effects model. Five case-control studies and 3 cohort studies were included. Overall, no significant association between FVL and sepsis risk was observed (OR = 0.93; 95% CI 0.74-1.15; P = .49). In addition, there was no significant association between FVL and sepsis-related mortality (OR = 1.17; 95% CI 0.73-1.88; P = .52). In the subgroup analysis, no increased sepsis risk and mortality risk were found in caucasian population. This meta-analysis suggested that FVL was not a risk factor for sepsis and sepsis mortality.
Overview of verb perform
The verb perform has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (25) perform, execute, do -- (carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the
weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a
little dance")
2. (19) perform -- (perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?")
3. (19) perform -- (give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall
tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera")
4. (2) do, perform -- (get (something) done; "I did my job")
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