Severe sepsis is among the most common causes of death in the United States and the most common cause of death in the Intensive Care Units worldwide, and its recognition and treatment remain the most important challenges of critical care medicine. Severe sepsis and septic shock have a profound effec
Sepsis, kidney and multiple organ dysfunction : 3rd International Course on Critical Care Nephrology, Vicenza, June 2004 : proceedings
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