Sepsis Management in Anesthesia and Intensive Care

Dear Colleagues,

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection with high morbidity and mortality. Septic patients are also at risk for secondary organ injury, especially those with critical illness, and, therefore, early identification and appropriate management are crucial for improving outcomes.

Anesthesia and intensive care have evolved significantly over recent decades, yet the management of patients with sepsis remains challenging due to the diminished physiological reserves and comorbidities, systemic response to surgery or other invasive procedures, administration of anesthetics and mechanical ventilation, and/or the available resources. Perhaps now more than ever, it is imperative to understand the full nature of the response to sepsis, improve diagnostics, and advance therapies within a personalized, physiological-guided treatment strategy.

Therefore, this Special Issue in the Journal of Clinical Medicine aims to publish contributions from distinguished authors whose findings have the potential to significantly improve the management of septic patients throughout the continuum of severity ranging from sepsis to septic shock.

We invite researchers, clinicians, and physicians-scientists to submit their work, including original research studies, narrative reviews, and/or systematic reviews and meta-analyses, to further optimize patient management in the field of sepsis and septic shock.

Dr. Athanasios Chalkias
Guest Editor

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