RT Book, Section
A1 Puskarich, Michael A.
A1 Jones, Alan E.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182415451
T1 Sepsis
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182415451
RD 2024/04/25
AB Sepsis  is  a  heterogeneous  syndrome  characterized  by  widespread  inflammation  and  organ  distress  initiated  by  any  type  of  microorganism.  Invasion  of  the  blood  is  not  necessary  to  develop  or  identify  sepsis,  which  is  determined  by  the  host  response.  As  sepsis  severity  increases,  a  multifactorial  series  of  events  leads  to  impairments  in  perfusion,  oxygen  delivery,  and  direct  cellular  damage  secondary  to  inflammation.  Eventually,  multisystem  organ  failure  occurs,  and  mortality  is  high.