A patient has developed septic shock.The nurse knows that the patient is at risk for gastrointestinal dysfunction.What happens to the gastrointestinal tract in the patient with septic shock?

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With microcirculatory failure to the gastrointestinal tract,the gut's barrier function may be lost,which leads to bacterial translocation,sustained inflammation,endogenous endotoxemia,and multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS).

A Patient Has Developed Septic Shock