title: [Cardiovascular dysfunction in sepsis].
abstract: Besides adequate and early antimicrobial therapy, goal-directed haemodynamic in-terventions are crucial for survival of severe sepsis and septic shock. Although cardiac output often is restored in the early phase of sepsis syndrome significant left- and right ventricular impairment may already be present. Clinical presentation, invasive blood pressure tracing and echocardiographic evaluation are pivotal for early recognition, diagnosis and monitoring of therapeutic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Medizinischen Klinik im St.-Antonius-Hospital in Eschweilerund seit 2006 Präsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft fürInternistische Intensivmedizinund Notfallmedizin(DGIIN). uwe.janssens@sah-eschweiler.de
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Janssens
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy