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Definition and Pathogenesis of Septic ShockSeptic shock is the most severe manifestation of infection and appears to be increasingly common, especially in the intensive care unit (ICU). Its incidence is difficult to determine exactly, however, because of the many different definitions of sepsis and ...
sepsis noun sep·sis ˈsep-səs plural sepses ˈsep-ˌsēz : a potentially life-threatening, systemic response of the immune system that results from the spread of pathogenic agents (such as bacteria or viruses) and their toxins to the bloodstream from a localized infection (as ...
Key Concepts of Sepsis • Sepsis is the primary cause of death from infection, especially if not recognized and treated promptly. Its recognition mandates urgent attention. • Sepsis is a syndrome shaped by pathogen factors and host factors (eg, sex, race and other genetic determinants, age,...
Septic shock has been well studied and is well defined [14], [15]. The definitions of sepsis categories into sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, were developed on the basis of a number of factors, namely, practicality, knowledge of previously published work, conventional wisdom, and experi...
septic adjective sep·ticˈsep-tik 1 :of, relating to, or causing putrefaction 2 :relating to, involving, caused by, or affected with sepsis septicpatients 3 :used for sewage treatment and disposal asepticsystem also:of or relating to a septic system ...
(qSOFA), to allow earlier screening and treatment of at-risk patients (Table2). The definitions used eschewed previously used terms such as “SIRS” and “severe sepsis” in favour of a simple, validated, clinically focussed approach to the definition of sepsis and septic shock with more ...
She was admitted to the hospital with septic shock. causing sepsis or infection: If care is not taken, there is the potential for introducing septic agents through injection. relating to or designed for the treatment of sewage by anaerobic bacteria: ...
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Characterizes sepsis, the systemic inflammatory response to infection. Representation of progressive stages of the same illness; Disclosure of remarkable disparity in the mortality of patients with sepsis, sepsis syndrome, and septic shock; Persistence of the clinical response after eradication of the infe...