PPT Slide
Sepsis and ARDs: the cytokine hypothesis
Based on 3 premises
1) a low level of cytokine production plays an important role in normal tissue homeostasis
2) local release of cytokines plays an important role in the host defense system and tissue repair
3) the ‘uncontrolled’ release of cytokines results in unstable hemodynamics, wide spread organ injury and inflammation in the lungs
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