MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE AFTER SURGERY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

The Splanchnic Model of Multiple Organ Failure

Ischemia signifies failure to satisfy the metabolic needs of the cell secondary to either impaired oxygen delivery or the impairment of cellular oxygen extraction and utilization. Incomplete splanchnic cellular resuscitation has been associated with the development of multiple organ system failure and increased mortality in the critically ill patient (1,2). For many years, the merits of augment...

Nutrition and Multiple Organ Failure

Pineal-digestive Organ Relations : Physiological and Pathophysiological Significance of Melatonin in the Digestive System

Since the pineal hormone, melatonin, has been found also in the gut, pineal-digestive organ relations were reviewed mainly in relation to physiological and pathophysiological significance of melatonin. Melatonin is transferred from the blood into the saliva and from the intestinal lumen into the blood. Other surveyed subjects include: 1.

Multiple organ failure - death of consumer protection?

The enormously profitable complementary medicines, dietary supplements and traditional medicines markets are largely unregulated internationally and South Africa. Attempts to ensure that consumers are not exposed to harmful or ineffective products have met with varying success around the world.

Multiple organ failure during primary HIV infection.

The appearance of primary HIV infection ranges from an asymptomatic presentation to a symptomatic illness resembling infectious mononucleosis. Severe unusual presentations include acute myopericarditis, renal failure, and opportunistic infections such as esophageal candidiasis, cytomegalovirus infection, and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. We report a case of multiple organ failure during pri...