Sepsis in the Burn Patient

Sepsis is the leading cause of death in burn patients. The authors of this journal article say that interventions are challenging owing to a lack of specific guidelines, and all burn types involve a risk for complications. They say that interventions should include care of the burn, medication administration, continuous monitoring for infection development, infection prevention measures, and (if necessary) treatment of sepsis. The article concludes that sepsis in burn patients is different from the unburned population. Efforts are needed to develop more accurate diagnostic strategies and guidelines to trigger rapid treatment via specific sepsis bundles.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news