#36 The Naked Emperor
from EvolutionMedicine Hosted by evolution and medicine by Joe Alcock MD
Are our bodies the enemy in sepsis? I argue no. Decades of experiments in sepsis show that most interventions focused on the host have been either ineffective or harmful. With this track record of failure, it is time to consider the alternative hypothesis—regulation instead of dysregulation—and the possibility that the events of sepsis are adaptive.
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