Sepsis
Subtitle: New Insights, New Therapies, Novartis Foundation Symposium (Novartis Foundation Symposia)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Wiley
Published: March 23, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780470027981
Subjects: Infectious & contagious diseases; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Immunology; Medical / Immunology
Description: Brings together contributions from an international group of experts in diverse fields to consider how the various pathways implicated in early and late sepsis interact, with a particular emphasis on novel concepts and potential new therapeutic approaches. Topics covered include adaptive immunity, inflammation, neuroendocrinology, bioenergetics and metabolism. Several chapters in the latter half of the book are particularly concerned with treatment strategies involving modulation of the neuroendocrine response.