Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

sepsis a paro respiratorio

English translation:

respiratory arrest due to sepsis

Added to glossary by Flavio Posse
Jan 21, 2008 23:48
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

sepsis a paro respiratorio

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
causa de la muerte en un certificado de defunción.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +4 respiratory arrest due to sepsis

Discussion

Flavio Posse (asker) Jan 22, 2008:
Hola Roxanna. Sí, a mí tambien me pareció muy extraño, por eso pregunto. Pensé que esta podría ser una frase común en certificados de defunción.
Roxanna Delgado Jan 21, 2008:
Flavio, estás seguro que dice "sepsis "A" paro respiratorio?

Proposed translations

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respiratory arrest due to sepsis

It's what would make sense.

Pulmonary infection may result in respiratory arrest, especially in cases of systemic sepsis. Pneumonia with gram-negative rods (E coli) is more likely to ...
www.obstetrix.com/atlanta/body.cfm?id=68 - 70k

intensive care unit, where mechanical ventilation was begun because of pulmonary insufficiency and respiratory arrest due to sepsis and airway swelling. ...
www.immunize.org/reports/report043.asp - 44k - Cached

The cause of his death....respiratory arrest due to sepsis. So from my perspective, those pesky "rules" though none of us liked them, they did give us more ...
www.indymoms.com/following_the_rules_shock_long?page=2 - 58k
Peer comment(s):

agree Alvaro Aliaga : I guess a direct translation works here./ Yes, it's a weird way to phrase it in Spanish.
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Pienso que debería decir "paro respiratorio POR sepsis", ya que deben ocurrir en ese orden, pero sabrá Dios que quieren decir con sepsis "a" paro respiratorio.
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : The "a" in this case means "upon"
14 mins
Thanks Muriel. In any case it would be backwards, wouldn't it? Respiratory arrest "upon" sepsis. Because the sepsis has to happen first.
agree Rita Tepper
1 hr
Gracias Rita.
agree Victoria Porter-Burns :
8 hrs
Thanks Victoria.
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