[New Sepsis-3 definition : Do we have to treat sepsis before we can diagnose it from now on?]

[New Sepsis-3 definition : Do we have to treat sepsis before we can diagnose it from now on?] Anaesthesist. 2017 May 11;: Authors: Schmoch T, Bernhard M, Uhle F, Gründling M, Brenner T, Weigand MA Abstract The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) have been available since the beginning of 2016. SEPSIS-3 completely replaces the old SIRS criteria in the definition of sepsis and defines sepsis from now on as "life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection". However, it seems questionable whether in clinical practice the new definition is really superior to the old one. The most important question is the following: Is it helpful to have a definition that first recognizes a patient once organ dysfunction has occurred and the patient already needs intensive care? PMID: 28497242 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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