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Mediators of Sepsis

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (UICM, volume 16)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
  2. Mediators and Pathophysiology of Sepsis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Mediators of Lung Injury Following Ischemia and Reperfusion

      • J. Hill, T. F. Lindsay, H. B. Hechtman
      Pages 31-50
    3. Cytokines in Shock: 1992

      • B. Beutler
      Pages 51-67
    4. Role of the Complement Cascade in Severe Sepsis

      • L. G. Thijs, C. E. Hack
      Pages 78-98
    5. The Procoagulant State in Sepsis: Experimental Models and New Modalities for Intervention

      • B. J. Biemond, M. Levi, S. J. H. van Deventer
      Pages 113-123
    6. Leukocyte-Endothelial Interactions in Trauma and Sepsis

      • H. Redl, G. Schlag, I. Marzi
      Pages 124-135
    7. Oxyradical Pathogenesis in Sepsis

      • J. J. Zimmerman
      Pages 136-151
    8. PAF, Cytokines and Cell to Cell Interactions in Shock and Sepsis

      • D. Hosford, M. Koltai, P. Braquet
      Pages 152-173
    9. Role of Neural Stimuli and Pain

      • H. Kehlet
      Pages 196-205
    10. Sepsis and Strenuous Exercise: Common Inflammatory Factors

      • G. Camus, J. Pincemail, M. Lamy
      Pages 206-219
    11. The Gut-Liver Axis in Multiple Organ Failure

      • J. C. Marshall
      Pages 220-237
    12. Cardiac Effects of the Mediators of Sepsis

      • J. L. Vincent, G. Berlot
      Pages 255-266

About this book

This volume contains contributions by well-known scientists and clinicians in the fields of microbiology, infectious diseases, physiology, internal medicine, surgery, anaesthesiology, and intensive care medicine. It provides an up-to-date overview of the mediators and pathophysology of sepsis and septic shock as well as the latest therapeutic approaches.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Maurice Lamy

  • Department of Intensive Care, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Lambert G. Thijs

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