Article: New Research Shows That Pneumonia, Septic Shock Run In Families.

Article: New Research by Methodist Healthcare Shows That ...
PR Newswire;  October 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... PRNewswire/ -- Methodist Healthcare today issued ... study at Methodist Healthcare, we found ... pneumonia called septic shock. Septic ... 400. "At Methodist Healthcare we have a ... pneumonia and septic shock deaths run ...

Article: A review of septic shock
The American Surgeon;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The mortality of septic shock, both in percentage of septic shock cases and total number of septic shock cases, has been increasing over the past several decades. This is despite major advances in diagnosis and treatment. The basic cause of ...

Article: RATIONALE FOR IMMUNIZATION WITH MPL(R) AGAINST SEPTIC ...
PR Newswire;  May 26, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... IMMUNIZATION WITH MPL(R) AGAINST SEPTIC SHOCK SUPPORTED BY NEW SCIENTIFIC DATA FROM ... products under development as therapy for septic shock, according to an analysis of a controlled ... a seminar yesterday on prevention of septic shock, sponsored by Ribi ImmunoChem as part ...

Article: Thrombocytopenia in septic shock patients-a ...
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... of severity of thrombocytopenia in septic shock, the risk factors for its development ... and SOFA score were determined in 69 septic shock patients within 24 hours of admission or onset of septic shock. We followed the patients until they ...

Article: Immune system protein accurate predictor of survival in pediatric ...
NewsRx Health;  August 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... uncontrolled infections of the body known as septic shock, and researchers are pushing the boundaries ... of being admitted to the hospital for septic shock can predict survival in children, yielding ... diagnostics and clinical trials of new septic shock therapies, according to a ...

Article: Septic Shock
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.;      700+ words ...Septic Shock Definition Septic shock is a potentially lethal drop in blood pressure due to the presence of bacteria in the blood. Description Septic shock is a possible consequence of bacteremia, or bacteria in the ...

Article: Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Etomidate-Naïve Patients with ...
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... reported that 77% of patients with septic shock had relative adrenal insufficiency ... insufficiency in etomidate-nave patients with septic shock by analysing the adrenal response to ... records. Of the 113 patients, 98 had septic shock (Group A). The incidence of relative ...