title: [The role of the intestine in the pathogenesis and treatment of multiple organ failure].
abstract: Infection and sepsis remain major causes of death in medical and surgical services, despite the availability of potent antibiotics, aggressive surgery and close monitoring of patients in intensive-care units. Actually the terminology to define this type of events in multiple organ failure: we considered the role of intestine in its pathogenesis and its management.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Finocchiaro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pezzana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galletti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Francesco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Avagnina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balzola
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D051381:Rats
vernacular_title: Il ruolo dell'intestino nella patogenesi e nel trattamento della "multiple organ failure".