Sepsis New Strategies for Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rello, Jordi (Editor), Restrepo, Marcos I. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Internal Medicine.; Infectious Diseases.

Sepsis is an important public health problem around the world. Severe sepsis carries significant morbidity, mortality and high costs. The incidence of sepsis is increasing because of the aging population, the growing number of immunocompromised hosts, the increasing use of invasive procedures, and,...