Abstract

PEREZ SARMIENTO, Raúl Antonio; GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ, Gonzalo; LOPEZ RABASA, Sahily Irene  and  BASULTO BARROSO, Manuel Maurilio. Septic shock: a therapeutic challenge. AMC [online]. 2004, vol.8, n.4, pp. 140-150. ISSN 1025-0255.

A bibliographic review of the septic shock is a performed at Manuel Ascunce Domenech Provincial Hospital of Camagüey in 2003 for examining in a general way concepts of sepsis, syndrome of systemic inflammatory response (SIRS), multiple dysfunction of organs (MDOS) and septic shock. It was shown that the last complies to a stereotyped response of the host to infection; and eventhough monitoring and aggressive treatment with patent antimicrobial fluids, vasoactive and inotropic drugs, and blocking of the inflammatory response or advanced treatment have been used; mortality for this syndrome in the last few years has changed a little.

Keywords : SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPSIS; SEPSIS SYNDROME; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE.

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