Sepsis, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

Download or read book Sepsis, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine written by Julie A. Bastarache and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-06-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine focuses on Sepsis. Articles include: The changing epidemiology and definition of sepsis; risk stratification and prognosis in sepsis: what have we learned from biomarkers and microarrays?;Sepsis outside the ICU: development and implementation of sepsis alert systems; The use of ultrasound in caring for the septic patient; Sepsis resuscitation: Fluid choice and dose; Beyond the golden hours: caring for the septic patient after the initial resuscitation; Vasopressors during sepsis: selection and targets; Dysglycemia and glucose control during sepsis; Cardiac function and dysfunction in sepsis;Goal Directed Resuscitation in Septic Shock; and more!