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• SEPSIS FREQUENTLY IS CAUSED by intraabdominal pathology. Source control (ie, removing or neutralizing the septic focus) is of paramount importance in managing patients with septic shock. • MODERN IMAGING TECHNIQUES provide reliable clinical information to evaluate critically ill patients who potentially have an intra-abdominal source of sepsis. • AGGRESSIVELY WORKING to eliminate the septic...
• SEPTIC SHOCK IS A SEVERE inflammatory response to one or more pathogenic micro-organisms. When a person's immune response is excessively intense, a cascade of phenomena may be activated that ultimately is harmful. • APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT of septic shock may include surgical intervention to remove or neutralize the septic focus in an effort to treat the inflammatory response cascade. • THIS...