Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Nov 2000
Review[Antithrombin III concentrates in the treatmetn of sepsis and septic shock: indictions, limits and future prospects] .
Sepsis and septic shock are the most frequent cause of mortality in non cardiologic intensive care units. Mortality of the severe form is still elevated in spite of the progress in the antibiotic therapy and in the hemodynamic and respiratory support. The most frequent cause of death is the Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS). ⋯ Time, dosage and duration of treatment are still open to question. In perspective AT may be used in other clinical conditions associated with activation of the hemostatic system (cardiac surgery, stem cell transplantation, burns) even though the preliminary results must be confirmed by prospective studies. All these data suggest severe sepsis and septic shock as main criteria for treatment.