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CRITICAL CARE
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 130-138Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/cc1864
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coagulation; endothelial cell; monocyte; sepsis; shock; tissue factor; tissue oxygenation; tissue perfusion; vascular reactivity
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During the past decade a unifying hypothesis has been developed to explain the vascular changes that occur in septic shock on the basis of the effect of inflammatory mediators on the vascular endothelium. The vascular endothelium plays a central role in the control of microvascular flow, and it has been proposed that widespread vascular endothelial activation, dysfunction and eventually injury occurs in septic shock, ultimately resulting in multiorgan failure. This has been characterized in various models of experimental septic shock. Now, direct and indirect evidence for endothelial cell alteration in humans during septic shock is emerging. The present review details recently published literature on this rapidly evolving topic.
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