Postinjury multiple organ failure.

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Summary

The essential MOF-related terminology is defined, the changing epidemiology of MOF is summarized, the current understanding of the pathophysiology is described, the available strategies for prevention/treatment based on the identified independent predictors are discussed and future directions for research are provided.

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review
Published
2009-09-01
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Keywords

Epidemiology, Intensive care medicine, Medicine, Intensive care unit, Terminology

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