Although sepsis is a systemic process, the pathophysiological cascade of events may vary from region to region.Abdominal sepsis represents the host's systemic inflammatory response to bacterial peritonitis.It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates, and is the second most common cause of sepsis-related mortality in the intensive care unit.The review focuses on sepsis in the specific setting of severe peritonitis. © 2014 Sartelli et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Sartelli, M., Catena, F., Di Saverio, S., Ansaloni, L., Malangoni, M., Moore, E. E., … Kirkby-Bott, J. (2014, March 27). Current concept of abdominal sepsis: WSES position paper. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-9-22
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