Sepsis

Sepsis is a clinical syndrome that requires prompt recognition and control in order to optimize clinical outcomes in patients. It is very relevant to surgical practice, as it can affect perioperative patients and those recovering on surgical wards. A working knowledge of sepsis is essential to any m...

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Published inSurgery (Oxford) Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Arwyn-Jones, James, Brent, Andrew J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2019
Subjects
Antimicrobial stewardship
Definitions of sepsis
Pathophysiology of sepsis
Sepsis
Septic shock
Sepsis
Septic shock
Antimicrobial stewardship
Pathophysiology of sepsis
Definitions of sepsis
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ISSN0263-9319
1878-1764
DOI10.1016/j.mpsur.2018.11.007

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Summary:Sepsis is a clinical syndrome that requires prompt recognition and control in order to optimize clinical outcomes in patients. It is very relevant to surgical practice, as it can affect perioperative patients and those recovering on surgical wards. A working knowledge of sepsis is essential to any medical or surgical practitioner, and here we cover the topic with relevance to surgery and the MRCS examination.
ISSN:0263-9319
1878-1764
DOI:10.1016/j.mpsur.2018.11.007