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Persistent microcirculatory alterations are associated with organ failure and death in patients with septic shock*

Critical Care Medicine · 2004 · Vol. 32(9) · pp. 1825–1831

Abstract

Microcirculatory alterations improve rapidly in septic shock survivors but not in patients dying with multiple organ failure, regardless of whether shock has resolved.

Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesThermal Regulation in MedicineMedicineSeptic shockShock (circulatory)Intensive care unitMicrocirculationCoagulopathyPerfusionIntensive careCardiologyHemodynamics

MeSH terms

AgedAnalysis of VarianceBelgiumCapillariesFemaleHemodynamicsHumansMaleMicrocirculationMicroscopy, PolarizationMiddle AgedMouth FloorMultiple Organ FailureOxygenPrognosis
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