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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), previously known as multiple organ failure, has emerged as the leading cause of mortality in surgical critical care. It is a syndrome of sequential and progressive organ dysfunction, associated with a sustained, massive inflammatory response that is often preceded by insults such as sepsis, hemorrhagic shock, inflammatory states such as pancreatitis, and tissue injury. Classically, organ involvement occurs in a predictable sequence, initially involving the lung, then the liver, then the gut, and other organs. With four organ system involvement, mortality approaches 100%. Once the process is initiated, MODS often progresses despite eradication of the inciting cause.
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Abello, P.A., Buchman, T.G., Bulkley, G.B. (1994). Shock and Multiple Organ Failure. In: Armstrong, D. (eds) Free Radicals in Diagnostic Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 366. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1833-4_18
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