Faculty, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, Washington
Disclosure(s):
Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, MCCM: Elsevier Publishing: Holder of Intellectual Property Rights (Ongoing), Receipt of Royalties (Ongoing); Immunexpress, Seattle: Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing), Grants/Research Support Recipient (Ongoing); NIH/NICHD: Grants/Research Support Recipient (Ongoing)
This session will provide attendees with historical perspective regarding the role of multiple organ dysfunction (MODS) in critical illness and injury, including the recent publication of the Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate collaborative; hypothesize underlying, unifying pathophysiology of MODS; and consider the significance of emerging MODS phenotypes.
Learning Objectives:
Review historical and contemporary views of multiple organ dysfunction (MODS) underlying critical illness, definitions of individual organ dysfunctions, and validated scores for composite organ dysfunction
Appraise various unifying theories for MODS pathophysiology
Recognize that various MODS phenotypes are associated with different outcomes