Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, or MODS, is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient that requires immediate medical intervention. It develops from infection, injury, poor blood flow or an excessive metabolic demand that triggers an uncontrolled inflammatory response, and sepsis is its most common cause, sometimes progressing to septic shock. The condition typically follows a recognized progression from systemic inflammatory response syndrome with infection, to sepsis, to severe sepsis, and finally to multiple organ dysfunction, though in about a third of cases no single triggering cause can be identified. Case fatality ranges from 30 to 100 percent depending on how many organ systems fail, with the worst outcomes seen in septic shock or major trauma.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 2 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
WikipediaLead section, body-system statement
Each stage of dysfunction (whether it be the heart, lung, liver, or kidney) has defined parameters, in terms of laboratory values based on blood and other tests, as to what it is (each of these organs' levels of failure is divided into stage I, II, III, IV, and V).
Lead section, body-system statement (digestive)
Each stage of dysfunction (whether it be the heart, lung, liver, or kidney) has defined parameters, in terms of laboratory values based on blood and other tests, as to what it is (each of these organs' levels of failure is divided into stage I, II, III, IV, and V).
Lead section, body-system statement (urinary)
Each stage of dysfunction (whether it be the heart, lung, liver, or kidney) has defined parameters, in terms of laboratory values based on blood and other tests, as to what it is (each of these organs' levels of failure is divided into stage I, II, III, IV, and V).
Lead section, body-system statement (cardiovascular)
Each stage of dysfunction (whether it be the heart, lung, liver, or kidney) has defined parameters, in terms of laboratory values based on blood and other tests, as to what it is (each of these organs' levels of failure is divided into stage I, II, III, IV, and V).
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVIIIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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