Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock - Understanding a Serious Killer

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Ricardo Fernandez
Ricardo Fernandez

San Juan City Hospital,
United States of America

Published10 February 2012

Doi10.5772/1311

ISBN978-953-307-950-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6770-9

Copyright year2012

Number of pages450

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Epidemiology of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

By Arturo Artero, Rafael Zaragoza and José Miguel Nogueira

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2. Septic Shock by Gram-Negative Infections: Role of Outer Membrane Proteins

By Marilena Galdiero, Marco Cantisani, Rossella Tarallo, Annarita Falanga and Stefania Galdiero

3,492
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3,809
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6. Immune Cell Dysfunction as a Consequence of Severe Sepsis

By William F. Carson IV and Steven L. Kunkel

4,067
8. Cellular Mechanisms of MOF During Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

By Barbara Assenzio and Erica L. Martin-Conte

3,253
9. Impact of Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock on Drug Response

By Marta Vázquez, Pietro Fagiolino, Cecilia Maldonado, Manuel Ibarra and Anna Boronat

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10. Update in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

By D. Boodoosingh, C. Cruz, M. Egozcue, R. Fernandez, V. Salinas and S. Valentin

5,238
11. Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

By Georges Samaha, Brian Casserly and John-Michael Stevens

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6,217
14. Septic Shock in Neonates

By Lidia Decembrino ,Giulia Ruffinazzi, Armando D’Angelo,Nunzia Decembrino, Paolo Manzoni, Agata Boncimino and Mauro Stronati

8,960
15. Septic Shock in Obstetrics and Gynecology

By Apostolos Kaponis, Theodoros Filindris and George Decavalas

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19. Cellular and Molecular Markers of Outcome in Septic Shock

By Jorge Monserrat, Raúl de Pablo, David Díaz, Miguel-Angel Sánchez, Eduardo Reyes, Alfredo Prieto and Melchor Álvarez de Mon

2,353
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