Open AccessSystemic inflammatory response syndrome in surgical patients with sepsis
Author(s) -
Dragan Milić,
Miljko A Pejić,
Sasa S Hivić,
Aleksandar Karanikolić,
S Jovanović,
Milan Radojković
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0406182m
Subject(s) - medicine , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , sepsis , inflammatory response , intensive care medicine , pathogenesis , systemic inflammation , inflammation , immunology , bioinformatics , biology
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis are common in surgically treated patients. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome represents a major factor of morbidity and mortality in these patients. The pathogenesis of these syndromes has been increasingly clarified. The objective of this review is to present an overview of our current understanding of the physiology underlying these conditions.