"Multiple Organ Failure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A progressive condition usually characterized by combined failure of several organs such as the lungs, liver, kidney, along with some clotting mechanisms, usually postinjury or postoperative.
| Descriptor ID |
D009102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.835.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Multiple Organ Failure- Multiple Organ Failure
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Organ Failure, Multiple
- Failure, Multiple Organ
- Multiple Organ Failures
- MODS
- Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, Multiple
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Multiple Organ Failure" by people in Profiles.
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Decompensated hypothyroidism: A review for the emergency clinician. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jan; 39:207-212.
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Role of Antithrombin III and Tissue Factor Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Sepsis. Crit Care Clin. 2020 Apr; 36(2):255-265.
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The characteristics and impact of source of infection on sepsis-related ICU outcomes. J Crit Care. 2017 10; 41:170-176.
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Comparison of existing clinical scoring systems to predict persistent organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 2012 Jun; 142(7):1476-82; quiz e15-6.
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TNF-alpha gene (TNFA) variants increase risk for multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2012 Mar-Apr; 12(2):113-8.
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Early colectomy may be associated with improved survival in fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: an 8-year experience. Am J Surg. 2009 Mar; 197(3):302-7.
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Pathogenesis and management of multiple organ dysfunction or failure in severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care Clin. 2000 Apr; 16(2):337-52, vii.
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Therapeutic use of antithrombin concentrate in sepsis. Semin Thromb Hemost. 1998; 24(2):183-94.
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Sepsis: a new hypothesis for pathogenesis of the disease process. Chest. 1997 Jul; 112(1):235-43.
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A second large controlled clinical study of E5, a monoclonal antibody to endotoxin: results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. The E5 Sepsis Study Group. Crit Care Med. 1995 Jun; 23(6):994-1006.