SCORING SYSTEMS AND BLOOD LACTATE CONCENTRATIONS IN RELATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME AND MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE IN SEVERELY TRAUMATIZED PATIENTS

1993 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi M. H. Roumen ◽  
Heinz Redl ◽  
Günther Schlag ◽  
Wolfgang Sandtner ◽  
Wolfgang Koller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Multiple Organ Failure ◽  
Organ Failure ◽  
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Blood Lactate ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Multiple Organ

The Inflammatory Response

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Williams ◽  
Ronald V. Maier
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Multiple Organ Failure ◽  
Organ Failure ◽  
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Multiple Organ ◽  
Inflammatory Stimuli

Inflammation is a critical component of the normal healing process. In the patient with extensive injury or infection, however, this same process may lead to organ dysfunction and failure as seen in adult respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure syndrome. In this article we review: (1) the evolution of current concepts of inflammation; (2) individual elements of the host response to inflammatory stimuli; and (3) current strategies for the prevention and treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure syndrome. From the Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

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