[Septicemia in the intensive care of severely injured patients].
In surgical intensive care septicaemia, confirmed by bacteriological culture, was found in 46 out of 1143 severely injured patients. Source of this complication was infection of the respiratory tract in 43%, intraabdominal infection in 17%, and a septic wound in 15%. Mortality was 50%. Early diagnosis (fever, increase of leucocytes and toxic signs in differential blood count, thrombocythemia, decrease of anorganic phosphate), prophylaxis, and treatment are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D012772:Shock, Septic; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*
Sepsis bei der Intensivtherapie von Schwerverletzten.