Host Defense Dysfunction in Trauma, Shock and Sepsis - Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)

This book presents a unique overview of all aspects of host defense alterations under stressful conditions. It is based on the most important contributions given at the "2nd International Congress on the Immune Consequences of Trauma, Shock, and Sepsis-Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches," which was held in Munich under the auspices of the most distinguished scientific societies involved in this field (Society of Critical Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Societe Internationale de Chirurgie, Surgical Infection Society, Surgical Infection Society Europe, European Society for Surgical Research, International Society for Burn Injury, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and National Institutes of Health). Since the first conference of this kind in 1988, new information from basic studies and clinical trials has provided exciting and novel insights into the immune dysfunctions accom panying trauma, shock, and sepsis. The volume is divided into 18 parts presenting the structural background of trauma-induced alterations of immune and imflammatory mechanisms as well as the currently discussed therapeutic interventions designed to restore or maintain normal host defenses following major injury. Introducing the general theme of the book is a summary of the essential keystones of trauma and sepsis-related immune deficits. Discussions of the progress in trauma care brought through better understanding of the cell biology of injury and of the major clinical factors that influence host defense integrity in operative medicine provide a setting for understanding the wide array of detailed information that is presented thereafter.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	1900
First published:	1993
Editors:	Eugen Faist • Jonathan L. Meakins • Friedrich W. Schildberg
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	1296
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-77407-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Surgery > Critical care surgery Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Accident & emergency medicine > Intensive care medicine Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > Allergies
LSN:	3-642-77407-5
Barcode:	9783642774072

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