RT Book, Section
A1 Levinson, Warren
A1 Chin-Hong, Peter
A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1 Nussbaum, Jesse
A1 Schwartz, Brian
SR Print(0)
ID 1171927888
T1 Sepsis & Septic Shock
T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260116717
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171927888
RD 2024/04/19
AB Sepsis  is  one  of  the  leading  causes  of  morbidity  and  mortality  in  the  United  States.  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention  (CDC)  estimates  that  more  than  1.7  million  adults  in  America  develop  sepsis  each  year.  Sepsis  and  septic  shock  cause  approximately  270,000  deaths  annually,  have  fatality  rates  of  30%  to  50%  in  older  patients,  and  are  estimated  to  cost  more  than  30  billion  dollars  each  year.  The  incidence  of  infections  that  result  in  sepsis  continues  to  rise  with  the  increased  incidence  of  antibiotic-resistant  organisms  along  with  the  increased  use  of  immunosuppressive  drugs,  intravenous  and  urinary  catheters,  and  prosthetic  implants.