CXCL8 and Sepsis: In sepsis patients, lnc‐MALAT1 was negatively associated with miR‐125a, and lnc‐MALAT1/miR‐125a axis was positively correlated with acute pathologic and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, serum creatinine, C‐reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor‐α, interleukin (IL)‐1β, IL‐6, and IL‐8, while negatively associated with albumin.