Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: Part 2

A review

The lecture duration is 15min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Meropi Mpouzika
Assistant Professor in Emergency and Intensive Care Nursing at the Cyprus University of Technology
Lecture Summary

Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) is a life-threatening complication of critical illness with increasing incidence and a leading cause of morbidity in ICU-survivors. In this talk we will explore MODS giving details about its complex and multifactorial pathophysiology, clinical expression, and management as well as the role that nursing care can potentially play. Scoring systems for determining dysfunction of multiple organ systems and the possible connection between MODS and COVID-19 will also be presented.

Target Audience

Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Identify the onset of MODS
  • Understand the complexity of its biochemical processes
  • Describe the scoring systems for determining dysfunction of multiple organ systems
  • Understand the basic principles of managing a patient who went into MODS