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===Management=== | ===Management=== | ||
====Sepsis six==== | |||
These are the six things you need to do for anybody with sepsis and they should be '''done within one hour'''. They should also be done in this order of priority. | |||
#'''Blood culture''' - these should be done before antibioitics are administered | |||
#'''Antibiotics''' - probably the most important thing. Mortality is reduced by 50% in severe sepsis if these are given within an hour of diagnosis. '''Speed''' is important. | |||
#'''Oxygen''' - even if they are not desaturating, if they are severe sepsis, give 100% at 15L/m via a non-rebreath mask. | |||
#'''Fluids''' - they are highly likely to develop hypovoloemia as the [inflammatory]] response leads to fluid shifting into the tissues. | |||
#'''[[Lactate]]''' - remember talking about [[lactic acid]] at school? It's a sign of anaerobic respiration and it's bad. A lactate above 2 means [[ITU]] involvement. | |||
#'''[[Catheterise]]''' - you need to monitor urine output. The only way to do this completely accurately is a catheter attached to a urometer (a special catheter bag with a accurate measuring bit) and hourly urine output measurement. | |||
===Prognosis=== | ===Prognosis=== |
Revision as of 10:44, 22 May 2012
Definition
There are some issues with definition that need to be cleared up
- SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) - body's defensive response to an acute, serious systemic illness. Outlined in further details below as sepsis is a major cause.
- Sepsis - infection with SIRS
- Bacteraemia - presence of bacteria in blood
- Septicaemia - obsolete term (though still used instead of sepsis) which is an inaccurate combination of the above two.
- Severe sepsis - sepsis with signs of end-organ failure (see below)
- Septic shock - shock due to sepsis
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Whenever you get an infection, it's not great. However, when it enters your bloodstream, things tend to get markedly worse.
Risk Factors
Having an infection.
Clinical Features
Sepsis is due to infection so general symptoms of infection apply: fever, tiredness
Then, you need to look at SIRS which is where 2 of the following are present:
- Temperature >38oC/<36oC
- Tachycardia (>90bpm)
- Tachypnoea (RR>20b/min)/PaCO2<4.3kPa
- WBC>12x109/L
Management
Sepsis six
These are the six things you need to do for anybody with sepsis and they should be done within one hour. They should also be done in this order of priority.
- Blood culture - these should be done before antibioitics are administered
- Antibiotics - probably the most important thing. Mortality is reduced by 50% in severe sepsis if these are given within an hour of diagnosis. Speed is important.
- Oxygen - even if they are not desaturating, if they are severe sepsis, give 100% at 15L/m via a non-rebreath mask.
- Fluids - they are highly likely to develop hypovoloemia as the [inflammatory]] response leads to fluid shifting into the tissues.
- Lactate - remember talking about lactic acid at school? It's a sign of anaerobic respiration and it's bad. A lactate above 2 means ITU involvement.
- Catheterise - you need to monitor urine output. The only way to do this completely accurately is a catheter attached to a urometer (a special catheter bag with a accurate measuring bit) and hourly urine output measurement.