title: [A new concept of the development of organ failure].
abstract: Organ failure, a syndrome caused by various etiologic factors, has been treated by a single therapeutic method. The author proposes classifying organ failure into 4 groups depending on its etiology. This new classification will serve as an organ failure prevention and treatment strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000503:physiopathology*