Shock, Septic - Clinicians have used the terms sepsis and septic shock without a common definition. In August 1991, during a consensus conference, the American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine developed a series of definitions to clarify the terminology used in describing the hemodynamic impairment seen with severe infections. They noted that the physiologic ...

A complete explanation of Septic Shock including risks, what to expect and when to call the doctor ...