Sepsis:new strategies for management

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Restrepo Marcos I.; Rello Jordi.
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Berlin
Publication Dates: c2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79001-3
Carrier Form: xi, 142 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication Frequency: Also issued in print.
ISBN: 9783540790013 (electronic bk.)
3540790012 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: R631
CLC: R631
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Macrolides in severe community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis -- The potential role of statins in severe sepsis -- The genetics of sepsis: the promise, the progress and the pitfalls -- Corticoids in severe pneumonia -- Aging, inflammation, and pneumococcal disease -- Nonspecific removal of sepsis mediators -- Optimal antibiotic use in severe community-acquired pneumonia -- Dose adjustment and pharmacodynamic considerations for antibiotics in severe sepsis and septic shock.