[Impairment of oxygenation of patients in surgical intensive care : Early symptom of severe sepsis].

CONCLUSION: An urgent worsening of pulmonary function in patients in intensive care requires immediate differential diagnostics due to substantial therapeutic consequences. Our results confirm that impairment of pulmonary oxygenation is the first prognostic symptom of severe onset of sepsis. Consequently, we recommend that this parameter be considered in diagnostic staging. After exclusion of a few differential diagnoses impairment of oxygenation can be the very first symptom of severe sepsis. The patient's age and time to sufficient antibiotic therapy are two very important prognostic factors with respect to mortality. Early and sufficient antibiotic therapy, and in a few cases surgical intervention are of utmost importance.
PMID: 27709275 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Anaesthesist - October 4, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hückstädt M, Hofmann GO, Mendel T, Stuttmann R, Hilbert-Carius P Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research