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Sepsis and septic shock. Deadly complications that are on the rise
1Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Postgraduate Medicine
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
Most patients are already hospitalized when sepsis and septic shock develop, and in spite of therapy, at least 50% die. Although newer therapeutic agents are being evaluated, current management consists of antibiotics, fluids for volume resuscitation, inotropic agents, and surgery for septic foci. Greater emphasis on preventive measures is recommended.