Sepsis Definitions, Pathophysiology and the Challenge of Bedside Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ward, Nicholas S. (Editor), Levy, Mitchell M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
• Series: Respiratory Medicine,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

This book is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art resource for clinicians who care for patients with sepsis and research scientist alike, . Patients with severe sepsis requiring ICU admission have very high rates of ICU and overall hospital mortality, with estimates ranging from...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Sepsis Definitions
• Chapter 3 Epidemiology of Sepsis: Current Data and Predictions for the Future
• Section 2
• Chapter 4 Overview of the Molecular Pathways and Mediators of Sepsis
• Chapter 5 Sepsis-induced Immune Suppression
• Chapter 6 Molecular Targets for Therapy
• Section 3
• Chapter 7 Mechanisms of Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis
• Chapter 8 Sepsis-Induced AKI
• Chapter 9 Sepsis and the Lung
• Chapter 10 Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis: Brain, Neuromuscular, Cardiovascular, and Gastrointestinal
• Section 4
• Chapter 11 Diagnosis of Sepsis: Clinical Findings and the Role of Biomarkers
• Chapter 12 Source Control in Sepsis
• Chapter 13 Hemodynamic Support in Sepsis
• Chapter 14 Bundled Therapies in Sepsis
• Chapter 15 Genetics in the Prevention and Treatment of Sepsis.