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Sepsis - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica (SRIS)

Definición:

Es una enfermedad grave en la cual el torrente sanguíneo se encuentra inundado de bacterias.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La sepsis es causada por una infección bacteriana que puede originarse en cualquier parte del cuerpo. Los sitios comunes donde una infección podría comenzar abarcan:

El intestino (generalmente se ve con peritonitis)
Los riñones (infección de las vías urinarias altas o pielonefritis)
El revestimiento del cerebro (meningitis)
El hígado o la vesícula biliar
Los pulmones (neumonía bacteriana)
La piel (celulitis)

En los niños, la sepsis puede acompañar una infección del hueso (osteomielitis). En pacientes hospitalizados, los sitios comunes de infección incluyen las vías intravenosas, heridas quirúrgicas, drenajes quirúrgicos y áreas de ruptura de la piel conocidas como úlceras de decúbito o escaras.

Anticuerpos

Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Russell JA. Shock syndromes related to sepsis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 109.

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