Table of Contents

1 Sepsis: A Definition Under Construction
Carmelo Dueñas Castell, Guillermo Ortiz Ruiz, Diana Borre
2 Economic Impact of Infections and AntibioticsNelson Alvis-Guzman, Fernando De la Hoz-Restrepo, Hernando Pinzon-Redondo
3 Immunity in SepsisNelson Javier Fonseca-Ruiz
4 Biomarkers in SepsisMario Lora Andosilla, Kevin Cantillo García, Diana Borré Naranjo, Melkis Buelvas Villalba, Guillermo Ortiz-Ruiz, Carmelo Dueñas-Castell
5 Diagnostic Imaging in Sepsis of Pulmonary OriginJorge Alberto Carrillo Bayona, Liliana Arias Alvarez
6 Multiorgan System Failure in SepsisMarco A. Gonzalez, Cristhiaan D. Ochoa
7 Resistance Mechanisms: A Problem and an Approach tO the SolutionGerson Arias León
8 Interpreted Reading of the Antibiogram, A Tool in the Clinical PracticeWilfrido Coronell-Rodríguez, Cindy Arteta-Acosta, Carmelo Dueñas-Castell
9 Sepsis Management: Non Antibiotic Treatment of Sepsis and Septic ShockManuel Garay Fernández 
10 New Strategies for Training High-Performance TeamsCarolina Martínez Esparza, Andrea Martínez de la Vega Celorio, Rodrigo Rubio Martínez
11 Simulation and Sepsis: What is the Best Evidence? Guillermo Ortiz, José M. Maestre, Demian Szyld, Ignacio Del Moral, Jenny W. Rudolph, Germán Díaz

About the Author

Guillermo Ortiz-Ruiz, MD, PhD

Director, Sta Clara Universidad del Bosque, Department of Critical Care, Bogota, Colombia

Carmelo Dueñas-Castell, MD

Director, Gestion Salud Universidad de Cartagena, Department of Critical Care, Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia

Reviews

“This concise monograph describes the recent progress in the management of the septic patient. … Senior trainees and bedside providers seeking an update on recent approaches to identification and treatment of infection are an appropriate audience. … Chapters are concise and clearly written. … Chapters conclude with detailed literature lists emphasizing primary studies dating to within two years of publication.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2018)