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Year in review 2006: Critical Care – multiple organ failure, sepsis, and shock

Vladislava Simkova1,2, Katja Baumgart2, Peter Radermacher2*, Eberhard Barth2 and Enrico Calzia2

Author Affiliations

1 Anesteziologicko-resuscitacni klinika, Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny, Pekarska 53, 656 00 Brno, Czech Republic

2 Sektion Anästhesiologische Pathophysiologie und Verfahrensentwicklung, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universität Ulm, Parkstrasse 11, D – 89073 Ulm, Germany

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Critical Care 2007, 11:221 doi:10.1186/cc5938

Published: 24 August 2007

Abstract

In 2006, Critical Care provided important and clinically relevant research data in the field of multiple organ failure, sepsis, and shock. This review summarizes the results of the experimental studies and clinical trials and discusses them in the context of the relevant scientific and clinical background.