title: [Septic shock: diagnosis and management].
abstract: Sepsis is the most important reason for death among intensive care patients. This review will cover the actual definition of septic shock, and the difficulties regarding the diagnosis of sepsis. The principles of management of sepsis, the recently established principles as early goal directed therapy, low dose steroid substitution, insulin therapy, and the activated protein C are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik A, Universitätsspital Basel. stephan.gasser@spitalzofingen.ch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eriksson
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011486:Protein C / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D007328:Insulin; D011486:Protein C; D011994:Recombinant Proteins