Application of blood products and immunological support therapy for severe sepsis

Abstract

Severe sepsis and septic shock is a clinical syndrome with sequential organ dysfunction or tissue hypoperfusion induce by sepsis. Although early, adequately and rapidly initial resuscitation plays pivotal role in the management, but infusion of albumin, plasma, red blood cell, platelet, gamma globulin and other blood products and the immunological support with ulinastatin combined with thymosin, blood purification and anti CD14 monoclonal antibody therapy also play an important role. Key words: Sepsis; Blood products; Immunological support