The Sepsis Text

Download or read book The Sepsis Text written by Jean-Louis Vincent and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is written at the dawn of a new era in the management of sepsis. Recent achievements in the clinical management of septic shock are the culmination of decades of basic and applied research by innovative researchers and clinical investigators worldwide. The contributing authors to this book have spearheaded much of this research and the Editors have endeavored to create a textbook that is comprehensive in nature while maintaining a specific focus upon the multitude of work that constitutes the spectrum of sepsis research including: pathophysiology; monitoring systems; general support; microbial aspects; complications; and anti-sepsis therapies.