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{{Short description|Condition where an organ does not perform its expected function}} |
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'''Organ dysfunction''' is a condition where an [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]] does not perform its expected function. '''Organ failure''' is organ dysfunction to such a degree that normal [[homeostasis]] cannot be maintained without external clinical intervention. |
'''Organ dysfunction''' is a condition where an [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]] does not perform its expected function. '''Organ failure''' is organ dysfunction to such a degree that normal [[homeostasis]] cannot be maintained without external clinical intervention or [[life support]]. |
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It is not a diagnosis. It can be classified by the cause, but when the cause is not known, it can also be classified by whether the onset is [[Chronic (medicine)|chronic]] or [[Acute (medicine)|acute]]. |
It is not a diagnosis. It can be classified by the cause, but when the cause is not known, it can also be classified by whether the onset is [[Chronic (medicine)|chronic]] or [[Acute (medicine)|acute]]. |
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[[Multiple organ failure]] can be associated with [[sepsis]] and is often fatal. Countries such as Spain |
[[Multiple organ failure]] can be associated with [[sepsis]] and is often fatal. Countries such as Spain have shown a rise in mortality risk due to a large elderly population there.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Bouza C, López-Cuadrado T, Saz-Parkinson Z, Blanco J | title=Epidemiology and recent trends of severe sepsis in Spain: a nationwide population-based analysis (2006-2011). | journal=BMC Infect Dis | year=2014 | volume=14 | issue=1| pages=717| doi= 10.1186/s12879-014-0717-7| pmid=25528662 | pmc=4327809}}</ref> |
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There are tools physicians use when diagnosing multiple organ failure and when prognosing the outcome. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Ferreira FL, Bota DP, Bross A, Mélot C, Vincent JL | title=Serial evaluation of the SOFA score to predict outcome in critically ill patients. | journal=JAMA | year=2001 | volume=286 | issue=14 | pages=1754–8| doi= 10.1001/jama.286.14.1754| pmid=11594901| doi-access=free }}</ref> uses early lab values in a patient's hospitalization (within 24 hours) to predict fatal outcomes for a patient. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Organ dysfunction is a condition where an organ does not perform its expected function. Organ failure is organ dysfunction to such a degree that normal homeostasis cannot be maintained without external clinical intervention or life support.
It is not a diagnosis. It can be classified by the cause, but when the cause is not known, it can also be classified by whether the onset is chronic or acute.
Multiple organ failure can be associated with sepsis and is often fatal. Countries such as Spain have shown a rise in mortality risk due to a large elderly population there.[1]
There are tools physicians use when diagnosing multiple organ failure and when prognosing the outcome. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score[2] uses early lab values in a patient's hospitalization (within 24 hours) to predict fatal outcomes for a patient.
References
- ^ Bouza C, López-Cuadrado T, Saz-Parkinson Z, Blanco J (2014). "Epidemiology and recent trends of severe sepsis in Spain: a nationwide population-based analysis (2006-2011)". BMC Infect Dis. 14 (1): 717. doi:10.1186/s12879-014-0717-7. PMC 4327809. PMID 25528662.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Ferreira FL, Bota DP, Bross A, Mélot C, Vincent JL (2001). "Serial evaluation of the SOFA score to predict outcome in critically ill patients". JAMA. 286 (14): 1754–8. doi:10.1001/jama.286.14.1754. PMID 11594901.
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