Caring for Sepsis Patients: An Update

Sepsis is a common illness and is recognized in the recent World Health Organization resolution as a global health priority.1 In February 2016, the definitions of sepsis were updated with the emphasis on organ dysfunction being triggered by a dysregulated host response to infection. Septic shock was redefined as a subset of sepsis carrying a worse prognosis. Explicit clinical criteria were published for identifying sepsis, septic shock, and infected patients at risk of bad outcomes.2 –4

Source: Critical Care Clinics - October 19, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Manu Shankar-Hari, Mervyn Singer Tags: Preface Source Type: research