Sepsis: New Strategies for Management

by Marcos I. Restrepo

Book Overview

Sepsis is an important public health problem around the world. Severe sepsis carries significant morbidity, mortality and high costs. The incidence of sepsis is increasing because of the aging population, the growing number of immunocompromised hosts, the increasing use of invasive procedures, and, to a lesser extent, antibiotic resistance among pathogens. Despite recent advances in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches the mortality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642097820
• ISBN13: 9783642097829
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"