Volume 5 Supplement 2

The changing face of sepsis pathogenesis: implications for patient identification and management

Meeting abstracts

3rd International Symposium on the Pathophysiology of Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Myocardial cell damage and myocardial protection.

Aachen, Germany16 December 2000

Microvascular endothelial dysfunction: a renewed appreciation of sepsis pathophysiology

Severe sepsis, defined as sepsis associated with acute organ dysfunction, results from a generalized inflammatory and procoagulant host response to infection. Coagulopathy in severe sepsis is commonly associat...

Authors: Jean-Louis Vincent

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 2):S1

Content type: Proceedings Published on: 8 March 2001
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The normal role of Activated Protein C in maintaining homeostasis and its relevance to critical illness

Thrombin is a multifunctional protein, with procoagulant, inflammatory and anticoagulant effects. Binding of thrombin to thrombomodulin results in activation of Protein C and initiation of the Activated Protei...

Authors: Charles T Esmon

Citation: Critical Care 2001 5(Suppl 2):S7

Content type: Proceedings Published on: 7 March 2001
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