Septic-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a key manifestation of sepsis, ranging from
delirium to coma and occurring in up to 70% of patients admitted to the ICU. SAE is …

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and
Emergency Medicine 2017. Other selected articles can be found online at http://ccforum …

In the last years, the aquaculture crops have experienced an explosive and intensive
growth, because of the high demand for protein. This growth has increased fish susceptibility …

Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease resulting from an infection. This disorder affects
750 000 people annually in the United States and has a 62% rehospitalization rate. Septic …

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE), a major complication of sepsis, is characterized
by impaired consciousness, including delirium and coma. Additionally SAE associates with …

Emergent evidence indicates that the carotid body (CB) chemoreceptor may sense systemic
inflammatory molecules and is an afferent arm of the anti-inflammatory reflex. Moreover, a …

Immune system responses are a vital defense mechanism against pathogens. Inflammatory
mediators finely regulate complex inflammatory responses from initiation to resolution …

Sepsis progresses to multiple organ dysfunction due to the uncontrolled release of
inflammatory mediators, and a growing body of evidence shows that neural signals play a …

The perioperative stress response is one of the factors leading to postoperative cognitive
dysfunction (POCD). Dexmedetomidine (Dex) can reduce the stress response and …

Given the high‐energy requirements to sustain immune responses and healing processes, it
is intriguing that lack of appetite (ie, anorexia) is a cardinal feature of sickness behaviour …