Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Understanding the pathogenesis of multiple organ failure continues to challenge both clinicians and basic science researchers. At a time when advances in inflammation research occur rapidly and appear in a diverse array of publications, this book is designed to summarize recent developments in eicosanoid and procoagulant research. The authors have intentionally limited the focus to eicosanoids and procoagulants, emphasizing the impact of new findings on the understanding of multiple organ failure. This integrated approach consolidates recent eicosanoid and procoagulant research, provides an up-to-date conceptual framework in which to view inflammatory organ injury, and suggests future avenues for investigation.