Sepsis is a common cause of death in the intensive care unit.  In this episode I present some of the statistics on septic deaths, introduce the definitions, and present the basic science.  Part 2 will cover fluid and drug therapy for septic shock.

Sepsis - Part 2

A podcast dedicated to the teaching of critical care.  The focus audience is physicians, residents, medical students, nurses, therapists, and paramedics.  These are topics that arise while on teaching rounds in the Burn ICU at Vanderbilt Medical Center.  A broad scope of critical care and prehospital topics are presented as well as recent journal articles and medical news.