Radiopaedia Helpers

Strong

warning

"Septic shock forms a subpopulation of the sepsis cohort, manifesting as synchronous severe cardiovascular, cellular and metabolic dysfunctions, linked to an elevated risk of mortality, versus sepsis alone ¹."

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Colons

warning

"NB: The separate conditions "severe sepsis" and "SIRS" have now been abandoned. "Septicaemia" is generally not felt to be helpful any longer due to it being too narrow in scope ^1,2."

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Acronyms

warning

"NB: The separate conditions "severe sepsis" and "SIRS" have now been abandoned. "Septicaemia" is generally not felt to be helpful any longer due to it being too narrow in scope ^1,2."

Line 9:53 · 'SIRS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Oxford Comma

suggestion

"Septic shock forms a subpopulation of the sepsis cohort, manifesting as synchronous severe cardiovascular, cellular and metabolic dysfunctions, linked to an elevated risk of mortality, versus sepsis alone ¹."

Line 4:112 · Use the Oxford comma in 'cardiovascular, cellular and metabolic'.

Lint: sepsis