Sepsis

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Baudouin, Simon V. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2008.
• Σειρά: Competency-Based Critical Care,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human anatomy.; Dermatology.; Health promotion.; Infectious diseases.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Anatomy.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Sepsis is a multi-factorial disease process and this volume provides comprehensive and in-depth reviews of both the basic science and more practical aspects of patient management. These include detailed information on the epidemiology and genetics of sepsis as well as the metabolic and cardiovascula...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Sepsis: Introduction and Epidemiology
• Mechanisms of Innate Immunity in Sepsis
• Metabolic and Endocrine Changes in Sepsis and the Catabolic State
• Hematological and Coagulation Changes in Sepsis
• The Genetics of Sepsis and Inflammation
• Cardiac, Circulatory, and Microvascular Changes in Sepsis and Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome
• Specific Bacterial Infections in the Immunocompetent Patient
• Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient
• Severe Infections in the Returning Traveler
• Antibiotic Prescribing Including Antibiotic Resistance
• Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit
• Randomized Controlled Trials in Sepsis
• Guidelines, Protocols, and the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: A Critical Appraisal
• Practical Approaches to the Patient with Severe Sepsis: Illustrative Case Histories.