Title |
Initial Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management of Adult Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
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Published in |
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, June 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1757-7241-20-41 |
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Authors |
Sarah M Perman, Munish Goyal, David F Gaieski |
Abstract |
Severe sepsis is a medical emergency affecting up to 18 million individuals world wide, with an annual incidence of 750,000 in North America alone. Mortality ranges between 28-50% of those individuals stricken by severe sepsis. Sepsis is a time critical illness, requiring early identification and prompt intervention in order to improve outcomes. This observation has led to increased awareness and education in the field of Emergency Medicine; it has also led to the implementation of critical interventions early in the course of patient management, specifically Early-Goal Directed Therapy, and rapid administration of appropriate antimicrobials. This review begins with a brief summary of the pathophysiology of sepsis, and then addresses the fundamental clinical aspects of ED identification and resuscitation of the septic patient. |
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Australia | 1 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
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Brazil | 2 | 1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Czechia | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Peru | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Master | 22 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 13% |
Researcher | 16 | 10% |
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Other | 41 | 26% |
Unknown | 25 | 16% |
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Computer Science | 4 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
Other | 15 | 9% |
Unknown | 28 | 18% |