The new edition of this volume features a concise yet comprehensive review of sepsis. In addition to thoroughly revised chapters from the previous edition that covers the latest in diagnostics, therapeutics, and antimicrobials, the third edition features new chapters on the economic impact of infections and antibiotics, multi-organ failure in sepsis, and current strategies for training high-performance teams.
Written by an international group of experts in the field, Sepsis, Third Edition is a valuable resource that provides the most practical information for clinicians and practitioners who treat this complication in the ICU.
1 Sepsis: A Definition Under Construction
Carmelo Due?as Castell, Guillermo Ortiz Ruiz, Diana Borre
2 Economic Impact of Infections and Antibiotics
Nelson Alvis-Guzman, Fernando De la Hoz-Restrepo, Hernando Pinzon-Redondo
3 Immunity in Sepsis
Nelson Javier Fonseca-Ruiz
4 Biomarkers in Sepsis
Mario Lora Andosilla, Kevin Cantillo Garc?a, Diana Borr? Naranjo, Melkis Buelvas Villalba, Guillermo Ortiz-Ruiz, Carmelo Due?as-Castell
5 Diagnostic Imaging in Sepsis of Pulmonary Origin
Jorge Alberto Carrillo Bayona, Liliana Arias Alvarez
6 Multiorgan System Failure in Sepsis
Marco A. Gonzalez, Cristhiaan D. Ochoa
7 Resistance Mechanisms: A Problem and an Approach tO the Solution
Gerson Arias Le?n
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