Sepsis

1. Sepsis: Introduction and Epidemiology
Simon V. Baudouin

2. Mechanisms of Innate Immunity in Sepsis
Stuart F.W. Kendrick, David E.J. Jones

3. Metabolic and Endocrine Changes in Sepsis and the Catabolic State
Steven G. Ball

4. Hematological and Coagulation Changes in Sepsis
Tina T. Biss, J. Wallace-Jonathan

5. The Genetics of Sepsis and Inflammation
Martin F. Clark

6. Cardiac, Circulatory, and Microvascular Changes in Sepsis and Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome
Chris Snowden, Joseph Cosgrove

7. Specific Bacterial Infections in the Immunocompetent Patient
Hamad A. Hadi, D. Ashley Price

8. Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient
Michael H. Snow, Nikhil Premchand

9. Severe Infections in the Returning Traveler
Jacob P. Wembri, Matthias L. Schmid

10. Antibiotic Prescribing Including Antibiotic Resistance
Debbie Wearmouth, Steven J. Pedler

11. Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit
David Tate, Steven J. Pedler

12. Randomized Controlled Trials in Sepsis
Helen J. Curtis, Anna Harmar

13. Guidelines, Protocols, and the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines: A Critical Appraisal
Ian Nesbitt

14. Practical Approaches to the Patient with Severe Sepsis: Illustrative Case Histories
Victoria Robson

Avainsanat: Medicine & Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Anatomy, Dermatology, Pneumology/Respiratory System