Severe sepsis—a major challenge for critical care

Severe sepsis—a major challenge for critical care

Outlines the epidemiology and current knowledge about the pathophysiology ofthe sepsis syndrome and the challenge for its management. Sepsis and severe sepsis are stages of a complex clinical syndrome that remain a major challenge for all working with critically ill patients. (Quotes from original t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Intensive & critical care nursing 2003-04, Vol.19 (2), p.63-67
1. Verfasser: Dolan, Shelley
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Challenges
Critical Care
Humans
Intensive care units
Nursing
Patients
Sepsis
Sepsis - etiology
Sepsis - physiopathology
Sepsis - therapy
Severe
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - etiology
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - physiopathology
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - therapy
Terminology as Topic
Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:Outlines the epidemiology and current knowledge about the pathophysiology ofthe sepsis syndrome and the challenge for its management. Sepsis and severe sepsis are stages of a complex clinical syndrome that remain a major challenge for all working with critically ill patients. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0964-3397
1532-4036
DOI:10.1016/S0964-3397(03)00017-X