Difference between revisions of "Sepsis"
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
* SIRS, severe sepsis, and septic shock are outdated concepts from the 1990s. | * SIRS, severe sepsis, and septic shock are outdated concepts from the 1990s. | ||
| − | * Most recent definitions are from [[ | + | * Most recent definitions are from [[https://oce.ovid.com/article/00005407-201602230-00023|2016 Surviving Sepsis]] |
| − | ** Life threatening organ dysfunction | + | ** "Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection" |
** qSOFA (outpatient) or SOFA (ICU) score are screening tools for organ dysfunction, NOT for sepsis | ** qSOFA (outpatient) or SOFA (ICU) score are screening tools for organ dysfunction, NOT for sepsis | ||
** [[Shock]]: Persistent hypotension, not responsive to fluids, requiring pressors to keep [[MAP]] > 65, and lactate > 2 | ** [[Shock]]: Persistent hypotension, not responsive to fluids, requiring pressors to keep [[MAP]] > 65, and lactate > 2 | ||
Latest revision as of 17:41, 5 October 2022
Diagnosis
- SIRS, severe sepsis, and septic shock are outdated concepts from the 1990s.
- Most recent definitions are from [Surviving Sepsis]