| Severe sepsis is defined as sepsis associated with evidence of one or more acute organ dysfunctions. |
| Survival varies widely depending upon age, chronic disease burden, and nonpulmonary organ dysfunctions such as shock and hepatic failure. |
| The aetiology is different in both cases and the muscle spasms that accompany these dysfunctions are not always present in osteoporosis. |
| Neurobehavioral and pulmonary dysfunctions were measured 7 weeks after the chlorine spill. |
| Third, sepsis and organ dysfunctions are synergistic in worsening outcomes. |
| In this system, organ system dysfunctions are used to evaluate morbidity in critically ill patients. |
