BIOMARKERS OF SEPSIS
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 20, Issue 1
Abstract
Sepsis is a state caused by microbial invasion from a local infectious source into the blood stream which leads to signs of systemic illness in remote organs,” this was the first scientific definition of sepsis proposed by Dr. Schottmuller in 1914.Sepsis is among the most common causes of death in hospitalized patients. Its death toll is in the same range as that of myocardial infarction. 1 Early and reliable diagnosis is imperative, because of the remarkably rapid progression of sepsis into a life-threatening condition.2 Findings in a patient with suspected or proven infection include fever or hypothermia, tachypnea, tachycardia, leukocytosis or leucopenia, acutely altered mental status, thrombocytopenia, an elevated blood lactate level, respiratory alkalosis, or hypotensions. 3
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Bashir Ahmad Fomda
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