Sepsis and non-infectious systemic inflammation from biology to critical care /
Providing definitions, clinical features and epidemiology, Sepsis and Non-infectious Systemic Inflammation adopts a comprehensive approach, describing in detail the various physiological systems involved. As such, this unique handbook and reference work is the first to combine sepsis and non-infecti...
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527626151 |
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Providing definitions, clinical features and epidemiology, Sepsis and Non-infectious Systemic Inflammation adopts a comprehensive approach, describing in detail the various physiological systems involved. As such, this unique handbook and reference work is the first to combine sepsis and non-infectious SIRS, reviewing both the biological and medical aspects of these two important syndromes. The whole is rounded off with a discussion of past, present and future therapies. |
Carrier Form: | xxi, 425 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9783527626151 3527626158 9783527626168 (electronic bk.) 3527626166 (electronic bk.) 1282189166 9781282189164 |
Index Number: | RC182 |
CLC: | R631 |
Contents: | Part I. Clinical Aspects of Sepsis and SIRS; 1 Definition of Sepsis and Non-infectious SIRS; 2 Epidemiology of Sepsis and Non-infectious SIRS; 3 Similarities of the Clinical Aspects of Sepsis and Non-infectious SIRS; 4 Organ Dysfunctions during Severe Sepsis and Septic-like Syndromes: Epidemiology, Classification, and Mechanisms -- Part II. Pathogens; 5 Pathogens in Sepsis: Gram-negative Bacterial PAMPs and PRRs; 6 Pathogens in Sepsis: Gram-positive Bacterial PAMPs, PRRs and Superantigens; 7 Pathogens in Sepsis: Fungi, Parasites. |