Abstract:IntroductionDuring sepsis and septic shock, the host's immune systems generate an overwhelming and often, detrimental, inflammatory response. Part of this response results in significant alterations in blood flow and vasomotor tone regulated in part by endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells. Here, we report on a series of 3 pediatric patients for whom vascular response was assessed by laser doppler perfusion coupled to iontophoresis over the first 2 weeks after hospitalization for septic shock to demonst… Show more
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