Clinical features
Typical features of septicaemic shock include:
- profound and prolonged hypotension
- fever or hypothermia
- acidosis
- tachycardia
- hypoxia - which may also cause confusion
There may also be associated adult respiratory distress, disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute renal failure.
Reference
- Hotchkiss RS, Karl IE. The pathophysiology and treatment of sepsis. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jan 09;348(2):138-50
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