Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to an infection. This recently implemented definition does not capture the …

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Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically
Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for Parenteral and …

Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction that is caused by a dysregulated
host response to infection. In sepsis, the immune response that is initiated by an invading …

Sepsis is expected to have a substantial impact on public health and cost as its prevalence
increases. Factors contributing to increased prevalence include a progressively aging …

For more than two decades, sepsis was defined as a microbial infection that produces fever
(or hypothermia), tachycardia, tachypnoea and blood leukocyte changes. Sepsis is now …

The human innate and adaptive immune systems consist of effector cells producing
cytokines (interleukins, interferons, chemokines, and numerous other mediators). Usually, a …

Sepsis occurs when an infection exceeds local tissue containment and induces a series of
dysregulated physiologic responses that result in organ dysfunction. A subset of patients …

Trauma can affect any individual at any location and at any time over a lifespan. The
disruption of macrobarriers and microbarriers induces instant activation of innate immunity …

Up to 49% of certain types of cancer are attributed to obesity, and potential mechanisms
include overproduction of hormones, adipokines, and insulin. Cytotoxic immune cells …