Sepsis: Staging and Potential Future Therapies

ISBN-13: 9781615047567 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 91 str.

Christian Lehmann; Juan Zhou; Charles C. Caldwell

Opis

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Variability in pathogenesis and complex pathophysiology often delay diagnosis and create significant challenges for clinical studies in this group of critically ill patients. This book provides an overview about the state of the art of sepsis diagnostics and potential future therapies.

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Immunologic Staging of Sepsis: Finding the Right Lock for the Key
• Sepsis and Cancer: Similarities in the Immune Response and Treatment with Novel Therapies
• Organ Dysfunction and the Endocannabinoid System in Sepsis
• Novel Antibiotic Approaches in Sepsis
• Summary
• References
• Lead Author Biographies
• Contributing Author Biographies