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Most Powerful Statement.
“Patients with a SOFA score of 2 or more had an overall mortality risk of approximately 10% in a general hospital population with presumed infection. This is greater than the overall mortality rate of 8.1% for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.”
Take Home Points: Dx of Sepsis
§ Sepsis-3 defined new diagnostic criteria but uses TBD . . . § Remember qSOFA (BP, AMS, Tachypnea) in non-ICU § SOFA score helps prognosticate mortality in ICU – ΔSOFA > 2? § No more severe sepsis in the new criteria but still think of
§ Not yet endorsed by ATS, ACEP, Medicare, and more . . .
Sepsis: What’s New in Diagnosis & Management
Our Roadmap for Today
- i. Dx of Sepsis (Old & New!)
- ii. Phases of Sepsis
Management
- iii. 2016 Evidence-Based Sepsis
Updates
Phase 1 (Hours 0 – 6): Early Dx & Proactive Stabilization
q Early recognition (with our detection tools) q Adjunctive diagnostic measures (such as lactate) q Early IV fluids q Early broad-spectrum antibiotics q Vasopressors if unresponsive to fluids q Central access if you need vasopressors