Ackerman M H
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1994 Jun;6(2):243-50.
Sepsis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Until recently, there was much variation in the definition and descriptions of sepsis. This article outlines the report of the consensus conference between the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Chest Physicians, which established recommendations for the terminology to be used when describing sepsis. An overview of the epidemiology of sepsis and the current state-of-the-art therapy are also provided.
脓毒症是美国发病和死亡的主要原因之一。直到最近，脓毒症的定义和描述仍存在很大差异。本文概述了危重病医学会和美国胸科医师学会共识会议的报告，该报告为描述脓毒症时使用的术语制定了建议。还提供了脓毒症的流行病学概述和当前的前沿治疗方法。
