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Multiple organ failure

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS; previously known as multiple organ failure) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring medical intervention to maintain homeostasis.

MODS is the progressive impairment of two or more organ systems from an uncontrolled inflammatory response to a severe illness or injury. Sepsis and septic shock are the most common causes of MODS, with MODS being the end stage. (The progression from infection to sepsis to septic shock to MODS is known as systemic inflammatory response syndrome, or SIRS).

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Peripheral nerve function in sepsis and multiple organ failure
Sepsis is a condition characterized by the presence of bacteria, fungi or viruses in the blood, along with the toxins these microorganisms produce. Sepsis ...
From CHEST, 1/1/91 by Norbert J. Witt
Fever, hyperdynamic shock, and multiple-system organ failure: a pseudo-sepsis syndrome associated with chronic salicylate intoxication
Sepsis is a severe form of blood infection caused by the products of pus-forming bacteria. It is characterized by fever, chills and low blood pressure, ...
From CHEST, 11/1/91 by James W. Leatherman
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, organ failure, and outcome in critically III obstetric patients treated in an ICU - intensive care unit
Study objectives: To determine the incidence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and organ failure and to describe the outcomes in critically ...
From CHEST, 10/1/01 by Bekele Afessa
Impact of a comprehensive supportive care team on management of hopelessly ill patients with multiple organ failure
Brenda E. Field, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Lynn E. Devich, R.N., M.S.N.; ([unkeyable]) and Richard W. Carlson, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.P.(Section) We developed ...
From CHEST, 8/1/89 by Brenda E. Field
Serum cytokine levels in human septic shock: relation to multiple-system organ failure and mortality
Purpose: Cytokines have been associated with the development of sepsis and diffuse tissue injury following septic or endotoxic challenges in humans.
From CHEST, 2/1/93 by Michael R. Pinsky
The hypermetabolism: multiple organ failure syndrome - Review Article
The syndrome of multiple organ failure (MOFS) has become recognized as a clinical entity only in the past ten to 20 years, primarily as a result of advances in technology, medical information, and
From CHEST, 11/1/89 by Richard Barton
Adult respiratory distress syndrome: sequence and importance of development of multiple organ failure - Clinical Investigations
Single organ failure after trauma or surgery, such as renal failure or cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction, has been recognized for decades.[1] ...
From CHEST, 2/1/92 by Roger C. Bone
Immunologic therapy for ARDS, septic shock, and multiple-organ failure - adult respiratory distress syndrome
At the time of its original description in 1967 by Ashbaugh et al,[1] the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was nearly uniformly fatal and was associated with a mortality rate approaching
From CHEST, 3/1/93 by Roy C. St. John

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