Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Introduction

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome can be defined as potentially reversible decrease in the function of one or more organs in the body. The occurrence of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is realized when the organs of the body are unable to maintain homeostasis without therapeutic support. The word dysfunction implies to a continuous and dynamic process in which diverse anomalies can be encountered in organ function. The complete reversibility of this syndrome is not yet acknowledged by medical and healthcare practitioners. Nonetheless, in most cases encountered in healthcare, multiple organ dysfunction accompanies mortality after hospitalization ...