Overview
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Eugen Faist
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Dept. of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich 70, Germany
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Jonathan L. Meakins
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Dept. of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Friedrich W. Schildberg
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Dept. of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich 70, Germany
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Table of contents (166 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages I-XXIV
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General Aspects/Perspectives
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- H. J. Dieterich, K. Peter
Pages 31-35
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Host Defense Integrity-Response and Stress
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- J. W. Holaday, J. R. Kenner, P. F. Smith, H. U. Bryant, E. W. Bernton
Pages 59-65
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- N. V. Christou, J. M. Tellado
Pages 73-82
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From Injury to Multiple Organ Failure: Sequential Steps of Host Defense Impairment
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Shock and Ischemia
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- G. F. Babcock, C. L. White-Owen, J. W. Alexander, G. D. Warden
Pages 95-105
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- I. H. Chaudry, A. Ayala, D. Meldrum, W. Ertel
Pages 149-159
About this book
This book presents a unique overview of all aspects of host defense alterations under stressful conditions. It is based on the most important contributions given at the "2nd International Congress on the Immune Consequences of Trauma, Shock, and Sepsis-Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches," which was held in Munich under the auspices of the most distinguished scientific societies involved in this field (Society of Critical Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Societe Internationale de Chirurgie, Surgical Infection Society, Surgical Infection Society Europe, European Society for Surgical Research, International Society for Burn Injury, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and National Institutes of Health). Since the first conference of this kind in 1988, new information from basic studies and clinical trials has provided exciting and novel insights into the immune dysfunctions accom panying trauma, shock, and sepsis. The volume is divided into 18 parts presenting the structural background of trauma-induced alterations of immune and imflammatory mechanisms as well as the currently discussed therapeutic interventions designed to restore or maintain normal host defenses following major injury. Introducing the general theme of the book is a summary of the essential keystones of trauma and sepsis-related immune deficits. Discussions of the progress in trauma care brought through better understanding of the cell biology of injury and of the major clinical factors that influence host defense integrity in operative medicine provide a setting for understanding the wide array of detailed information that is presented thereafter.
