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Descriptor English:   Sepsis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Sepsis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sepse 
Synonyms English:   Septicemia
Pyaemia
Pyemia
Pyohemia  
Tree Number:   C01.539.757
C23.550.470.790.500
Definition English:   Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK. 
Indexing Annotation English:   SEPSIS SYNDROME see SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME is also available
History Note English:   1995 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   32031 
Unique Identifier:   D018805 

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