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Multiple organ failure after trauma [PDF]

BMJ, 1996
The concept of multiple organ failure dates back to the 1970s,1 but it has recently been redefined as “the progressive (and sometimes sequential) dysfunction of physiologic systems in the presence of a clinical picture of systemic sepsis.”2 Multiple organ failure is often caused by the “systemic inflammatory response syndrome” (SIRS).3 A patient who ...
Saadia, R., Lipman, J.
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Postoperative hyperthermia-induced multiple organ failure in a child with Down syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Psychological stress has been reported to cause hyperthermia. Persistent excessive hyperthermia can, in turn, cause hypercytokinemia and organ damage.
Keiichi Koizumi, Fuminori Numano, Tomoko Tandou, Ken Takada, Minako Hoshiai, Noboru Oyachi   +5 more
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Multiple organ failure in septic patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001
Multiple organ failure (MOF) is the main cause of death in ICUs, especially affecting septic patients. It is strongly related to number of systems with failure, type of system involved, risk factors such as age, previous chronic diseases, delayed or ...
Bilevicius Elizabeth, Dragosavac Desanka, Dragosavac Sanja, Araújo Sebastião, Falcão Antonio L.E., Terzi Renato G.G.   +5 more
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A case of gas gangrene with fatal outcome (gas gangrene: A case report) [PDF]

Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy
Introduction: The clinical course of gas gangrene is often rapidly progressive, with a fatal outcome in up to 80% of treated cases. The disease is most commonly a consequence of trauma or surgical interventions.
Pavić Slađana, Slović Radomir, Novković Aleksa, Pavić Aleksandra   +3 more
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Successful Treatment of Multiple Organ Failure After Wasp Stings in an Elderly Patient

International Journal of Gerontology, 2012
Although all kinds of complication have been reported after wasp stings, multiple organ failure following wasp attacks is very rare. In the past, the mortality of patients with multiple organ failure treated by conventional therapy after wasp stings was ...
Wang Han-Min, Li Feng, Zhou Mei-Lan, Li Rong, Liu Hong-Bao, Huang Chen, Zhang Peng   +6 more
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From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Therapy: Understanding Sepsis-Induced Multiple Organ Dysfunction

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Sepsis-induced multiple organ dysfunction arises from the highly complex pathophysiology encompassing the interplay of inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, mitochondrial damage, cellular energy failure, and dysbiosis.
Tijana Srdić, S. Đurašević, I. Lakić, Aleksandra Ružičić, P. Vujovic, Tanja Jevđović, Tamara Dakić, Jelena Đorđević, Tomislav B Tosti, S. Glumac, Z. Todorović, N. Jasnić   +11 more
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Modern principles of treatment of the serious multisystem injuries

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2009
The analytical survey is concerned with the organizational aspects of the integrated study and thorough investigation of the problem of treatment of serious mechanical injuries.
A. V. Shteinle
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Seawater-Associated Highly Pathogenic Francisella hispaniensis Infections Causing Multiple Organ Failure

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
A rare case of Francisella hispaniensis infection associated with seawater exposure occurred in a deep-sea diving fisherman in Zhejiang, China. He had skin and soft tissue infection that progressed to bacteremia and multiple organ failure.
Hua Zhou, Qing Yang, Lisha Shen, Yake Yao, Jun Xu, Junhui Ye, Xiaomai Wu, Yunsong Yu, Ziqin Li, Jianying Zhou, Shangxin Yang   +10 more
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Multiple organ failure as onset of Mediterranean spotted fever: a review based on a case

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2016
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an infectious disease endemic in the southern regions of Italy, with an incidence of about 400 cases/year. The bacteria responsible of the disease is Rickettsia conorii, transmitted to humans by Rhipicephalus ...
Pasquale Mansueto, Aurelio Seidita, Accursia Bongiovì, Tiziana Catalano, Giuseppe Pirrone, Claudia Cusimano, Alberto D'Alcamo, Antonio Carroccio   +7 more
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Organ crosstalk and dysfunction in sepsis

Annals of Intensive Care
Sepsis is a dysregulated immune response to an infection that leads to organ dysfunction. Sepsis-associated organ dysfunction involves multiple inflammatory mechanisms and complex metabolic reprogramming of cellular function.
André Borges, Luís Bento
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