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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455085303321

Titolo

ABC of sepsis [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ron Daniels, Tim Nutbeam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : BMJ/ Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-4443-1665-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 p.)

Collana

ABC Series

Altri autori (Persone)

DanielsRon, MD.

NutbeamTim

Disciplina

616.9/44

Soggetti

Septicemia

Infection

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ABC of Sepsis; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Defining the Spectrum of Disease; 3 Identifying the Patient with Sepsis; 4 Serious Complications of Sepsis; 5 The Pathophysiology of Sepsis; 6 Initial Resuscitation; 7 Microbiology and Antibiotic Therapy; 8 Infection Prevention and Control; 9 The Role of Imaging in Sepsis; 10 Presentations in Medical Patients; 11 Presentations in Surgical Patients; 12 Special Cases: The Immunocompromised Patient; 13 The Role of Critical Care; 14 Monitoring the Septic Patient; 15 Novel Therapies in Sepsis; 16 Approaches to Achieve Change; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The importance of early prevention and treatment of sepsis has never been greater. In the UK alone sepsis contributes to more deaths than lung cancer, from bowel cancer and breast cancer combined, and approximately one third of patients who suffer from severe sepsis die. The ABC of Sepsis provides a much needed introduction and an invaluable aid in the increasing efforts to reduce hospital infection and improve patient safety. As growing numbers of junior medical staff experience emergency medicine, critical care and acute medicine as part of the Foundation Programme, there is an incr