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The Sepsis Text

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Jean-Louis Vincent

    1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Jean Carlet

    1. Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Paris, France

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  3. Steven M. Opal

    1. Division of Infectious Diseases, The Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Monitoring Systems

    1. Gas Tonometry

      • Eliézer Silva, Luiz F. Poli de Figueiredo
      Pages 353-373

  2. General Support

    1. General Hemodynamic Support

      • Steven M. Hollenberg
      Pages 375-387

    2. Fluid Administration

      • Andrew R Webb
      Pages 389-400

    3. Blood Transfusion and Sepsis

      • David Neilipovitz, Paul C. Hébert
      Pages 401-419

    4. Catecholamine Therapy

      • Claude Martin, Joseph F. Dasta, Gregory M. Susla
      Pages 421-444

    5. Regional Effects of Catecholamines

      • Andreas Meier-Hellmann
      Pages 445-454

    6. Management of Respiratory Dysfunction in Patients with Severe Sepsis

      • Greg S. Martin, Gordon R. Bernard
      Pages 455-477

    7. The Role of Nutritional Support in Sepsis

      • Daren K. Heyland, James K. Lukan, Stephen A. McClave
      Pages 479-490

  3. Microbial Aspects

    1. The Sources of Sepsis

      • Corinne Alberti, Christian Brun-Buisson
      Pages 491-503

    2. Catheter-Related Sepsis

      • Jean-François Timsit
      Pages 505-524

    3. Control of the Source of Sepsis

      • John C. Marshall
      Pages 525-538

    4. Empirical Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

      • Pierre-Yves Bochud, Michel P. Glauser, Jean Carlet, Thierry Calandra
      Pages 539-558

    5. Candida Infections in the Intensive Care Unit

      • Joseph S. Solomkin, Elias J. Anaissie, Bishara B Albair
      Pages 559-580

    6. Why, When, and How to Isolate ICU Patients

      • Bina Rubinovitch, Philippe Eggimann, Didier Pittet
      Pages 581-608

  4. Complications

    1. The Lung in Sepsis

      • Peter M. Suter
      Pages 609-618

    2. The Heart in Sepsis

      • Benoit Tavernier, Alexandre Mebazaa
      Pages 619-631

    3. The Brain in Sepsis

      • Barbara Philips, David Bennett
      Pages 633-644

    4. The Gut in Sepsis

      • Benoit Vallet
      Pages 645-664

    5. The Kidney in Sepsis

      • Marc G Vervloet, Harro A Piepot, A B Johan Groeneveld
      Pages 665-685

    6. The Coagulation System in Sepsis

      • C. Erik Hack
      Pages 687-704
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This textbook is written at the dawn of a new era in the management of sepsis. Recent achievements in the clinical management of septic shock are the culmination of decades of basic and applied research by innovative researchers and clinical investigators worldwide. The contributing authors to this book have spearheaded much of this research and the Editors have endeavored to create a textbook that is comprehensive in nature while maintaining a specific focus upon the multitude of work that constitutes the spectrum of sepsis research including: pathophysiology; monitoring systems; general support; microbial aspects; complications; and anti-sepsis therapies.

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"The goald of the editors of The Sepsis Text was to provide a comprehensive review of recent achievements in the management of sepsis, based on basic and applied research performed in recent years by innovative scientists and clinical investigators worldwide ... excellent chapter on coagulation ...The editors and contributing authors should be congratulated for their excellent reviews of recent progress in our understanding of sepsis and in its management. The Sepsis Text clearly conveys their enthusiasm and provides encouragement to all those working in the field."
(Greet Van den Berghe, Catholic University of Leuven in The New England Journal of Medicine, 347:15 (2002)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent

  • Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Paris, France

    Jean Carlet

  • Division of Infectious Diseases, The Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket

    Steven M. Opal

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