[Major trends in the treatment of patients with septic shock]

The authors formulate main tasks to be solved which will result in successful treatment of septic shock in the surgical clinic. Choice of the methods affecting the septic focus is determined including measures from the rational systemic antibacterial therapy to interventions on the focus with its ablation or draining. The infusive and medicamentous programs are formulated, debatable questions in the treatment of such patients are discussed on the basis of the personal experience: the application of vasoactive drugs, corticosteroids, heparin.