Septic shock

Septic shock
Sepsis is one of the most common causes of death in critically ill patients in intensive care units. Oil by Gabriël Metsu.
Medical specialty	Infectious disease, critical care medicine, emergency medicine

Thrombocytopenia with purpura on right hand in patient with septic shock

Septic shock is a medical condition which can result from sepsis. Sepsis is a special form of infection. With septic shock, the circulation of blood changes or stops. This makes septic shock a medical emergency, which is usually treated in intensive care. Between a quarter and half the people with the condition die.

Treatment is usually done in the following steps:

1. Stabilizing, restarting blood circulation, usually by giving fluids
2. Treatment of the infection
3. Coping with organ failures

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Classification	D ICD-10: R57.2 ICD-9-CM: 785.52 MeSH: D012772 DiseasesDB: 11960 SNOMED CT: 76571007
External resources	MedlinePlus: 000668