Sepsis and Organ Dysfunction

Sepsis and Organ Dysfunction. The Challenge Continues.- Oxygen Transport in Sepsis.- Biochemical Regulation of the Microcirculation.- Oxygen Supply and Consumption in Tissues.- Ischaemia-Reperfusion in Sepsis.- Mechanism of Oxygen Extraction Defect in Septic Shock.- Organ Dysfunction and Biohumoral Mismatch in Sepsis.- Gut Perfusion in Sepsis and Shock.- Pathophysiology of Encephalopathy.- Lung Dysfunction in the Early Phase of Sepsis.- The Kidney in Sepsis.- Pathophysiology of Liver Dysfunction in Sepsis.- Inflammatory Cells in Septic Shock.- Sepsis Trial.- Revised Terminology on Sepsis.- The Epidemiology and Outcome of Patients with Sepsis: Clear as Mud.- Are there Useful New Markers of Sepsis?.- A Paradigm Shift: The Bidirectional Effect of Inflammation on Bacterial Growth.- Is the Dosing and Timing of the Intervention Adequate?.- Clinical Trials of Mediator-Targeted Therapy in Sepsis.