Sepsis and multiple organ failure

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 165-168

  Dickson, Stuart ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical care; infection; multiple organ failure; pathophysiology; sepsis; systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 63649149166     PISSN: 14720299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.01.008     Document Type: Review

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