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MONTERO GONZALEZ, Teresita  y  HURTADO DE MENDOZA AMAT, José. Questions and answers on the organ multiple damage: Reflections about this subject matter. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2010, vol.39, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3046.

The organ multiple damage is the morphological expression of systemic inflammatory response triggered by many causal factors and the clinically it is expressed with the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, which could be diagnosed after a detailed necropsy study. Although both terms are well clinically and morphologically characterized there are confusions related to the use of both naming and in other features related to this subject, in which are involved pathologists, intensive care professionals, surgeons and other specialists. The aim of present paper was to clarify the controversial features related to organ multiple damage using questions and answers and to reflect in this respect. Different features on thus subject were discussed clearing up the basis supporting the organ multiple damage diagnosis being necessary a necropsy with high quality, from a macroscopic study up to a microscopic one, collection of all the morphologic alterations founded and its assessment in each study patient and quantifying the changes noted to estimate the mark system and finally to value its place in the chronopathognomy of the deceased.

Palabras clave : Organ multiple damage; necropsy; organ multiple dysfunction syndrome.

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