Title	Sepsis [electronic resource] / edited by Guillermo Ortiz-Ruiz, Marco A. Perafรกn, Eugen Faist
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2004
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3824-7
Descript	X, 174 p. online resource

Sepsis or septic shock is a type of condition/infection which represents one of the leading post-surgical or post-traumatic complications. Sepsis is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units worldwide. Also, sepsis is the leading cause of death in non-coronary patients, with pulmonary sepsis accounting for most cases as it relates to lung dysfunction. This is a concise, practical softcover volume devoted to covering only the most practical information for physicians. Charts, tables, and other figures are used to illustrate easy-to-follow treatment guidelines for those professionals who regularly treat patients in the ICU

1 Physiopathology of Sepsis -- 2 Pneumonia: How Did We Evolve? (Colombian Vision) -- 3 Community-Acquired Pneumonia (International Vision) -- 4 Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia -- 5 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) -- 6 Fibrobronchoscopy as a Diagnostic Tool in Sepsis of Pulmonary Origin -- 7 Role of Open Lung Biopsy in Pulmonary Sepsis -- 8 AIDS in the Intensive Care Unit -- 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation -- 10 ARDS: Current Concepts -- 11 Management of Pleural Effusion in Pulmonary Sepsis

1. Medicine
2. Emergency medicine
3. Medicine & Public Health
4. Emergency Medicine