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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.
Introduction -- (1) Pathophysiology of Sepsis -- (2) Community Acquired Pneumonia - Colombian Vision -- (3) Severe Pneumonia -- (4) Ventilator Associated Pneumonia -- (5) Fibrobronchoscopy as a Diagnostic Tool in Sepsis of Pulmonary Origin -- (6) Role of Open Lung Biopsy in Pulmonary Sepsis -- (7) HIV Patients in Intensive Care -- (8) Acute Exacerbation in COPD patients in the Intensive Care Unit -- (9) ARDS Current Concepts -- (10) Management of Pleural Effusion in the Intensive Care Patients.
edited by Guillermo Ortiz-Ruiz, Marco A. Perafán, Eugen Faist.