Sepsis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ortiz-Ruiz, Guillermo (Editor), Perafán, Marco A. (Editor), Faist, Eugen (Editor), Castell, Carmelo Dueñas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.

Sepsis (or septic shock) is one of the leading post-surgical or post-traumatic complications in today's hospitals. This pervasive condition is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units worldwide, as well as the leading cause of death in non-coronary patients. This is a...