title: Assessment of microperfusion in sepsis.
abstract: Microcirculatory alterations are frequent in sepsis and different mechanisms can be implied and variously studied. The severity of microvascular alterations is associated with organ dysfunction and mortality. The aim of this review is to make an overview of the most actual and used techniques applied on septic humans. We aimed at focus on the impact of different techniques on the evaluation of patients' management and outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium. - ddebacke@ulb.ac.be.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Backer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Donadello
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*