- Section 1 ICU organization and management
- Section 2 Pharmacotherapeutics
- Section 3 Resuscitation
- Section 4 The respiratory system
- Section 5 The cardiovascular system
- Section 6 The gastrointestinal system
- Section 7 Nutrition
- Section 8 The renal system
- Section 9 The neurological system
- Section 10 The metabolic and endocrine systems
- Section 11 The haematological system
- Section 12 The skin and connective tissue
- Section 13 Infection
- Part 13.1 Diagnosis and surveillance
- Part 13.2 Nosocomial infection
- Part 13.3 Infection in the immunocompromised
- Part 13.4 Tropical diseases
- Part 13.5 Sepsis
- Chapter 295 Assessment of sepsis in the critically ill
- Chapter 296 Management of sepsis in the critically ill
- Chapter 297 Pathophysiology of septic shock
- Chapter 298 Management of septic shock in the critically ill
- Section 14 Inflammation
- Section 15 Poisoning
- Section 16 Trauma
- Section 17 Physical disorders
- Section 18 Pain and sedation
- Section 19 General surgical and obstetric intensive care
- Section 20 Specialized intensive care
- Section 21 Recovery from critical illness
- Section 22 End-of-life care
(p. 1407) Sepsis
Sepsis is the presence of a known or suspected infection and a systemic inflammatory response. Severe sepsis is sepsis with acute organ dysfunction. Septic shock is a subset of severe sepsis characterized by systemic arterial hypotension or occult hypoperfusion. Severe sepsis is common, affecting more than 750 000 individuals in the United States each year with a hospital mortality of about 30%.Severe sepsis is a medical emergency that requires early identification, prompt evaluation, and treatment. The signs and symptoms of sepsis are influenced by the virulence of the pathogen, the portal of entry, the degree of organ dysfunction as well as the susceptibility and response of the host.
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- Section 1 ICU organization and management
- Section 2 Pharmacotherapeutics
- Section 3 Resuscitation
- Section 4 The respiratory system
- Section 5 The cardiovascular system
- Section 6 The gastrointestinal system
- Section 7 Nutrition
- Section 8 The renal system
- Section 9 The neurological system
- Section 10 The metabolic and endocrine systems
- Section 11 The haematological system
- Section 12 The skin and connective tissue
- Section 13 Infection
- Part 13.1 Diagnosis and surveillance
- Part 13.2 Nosocomial infection
- Part 13.3 Infection in the immunocompromised
- Part 13.4 Tropical diseases
- Part 13.5 Sepsis
- Chapter 295 Assessment of sepsis in the critically ill
- Chapter 296 Management of sepsis in the critically ill
- Chapter 297 Pathophysiology of septic shock
- Chapter 298 Management of septic shock in the critically ill
- Section 14 Inflammation
- Section 15 Poisoning
- Section 16 Trauma
- Section 17 Physical disorders
- Section 18 Pain and sedation
- Section 19 General surgical and obstetric intensive care
- Section 20 Specialized intensive care
- Section 21 Recovery from critical illness
- Section 22 End-of-life care