Svensk definition
Ett fortskridande sjukdomstillstånd, kännetecknat av samtidig funktionssvikt i flera organ, så som lungorna, levern och njurarna, med åtföljande blodlevringsstörningar, oftast efter skada eller postoperativt.
Multiple Organ Failure
Flerorgansvikt
Engelsk definition
A progressive condition usually characterized by combined failure of several organs such as the lungs, liver, kidney, along with some clotting mechanisms, usually postinjury or postoperative.
Svenska synonymer
Multiorgansvikt
Engelska synonymer
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome — Organ Failure, Multiple — Failure, Multiple Organ — Multiple Organ Failures — MODS — Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, Multiple