Sepsis Clinical Guide

Sepsisisaserioussystemicinfectionthatcanquicklyleadtocirculatoryshock,organfailureanddeathifinappropriatelytreated.ItisalsoaseriousprobleminhospitalsthroughouttheUSandtheworld.In2013,1.3millionpeoplewereadmittedtoUShospitalsforsepsis(#1causeofindexadmissions!)atatotalcosttotheUShealthcaresystemof$23.7billiondollars(#1mostexpensivecondition!).Over250,000peopledieofsepsisintheUSeveryyear,morethanfromprostatecancer,breastcancerandAIDScombined.Despiteitslargetollonpublichealth,publicawarenessofthisconditionispoorandthequalityoftreatmentishighlyvariableoftenduetolaterecognitionandtreatment.

Insepsis,timeisoftheessence.Successfultreatmenthingesonpromptrecognitionofsymptoms,correctantibioticadministration,andhemodynamicstabilization.Lackofappropriatesepsismanagementknowledgeatthebedsideleadstodelayedsymptomrecognition,seriouscomplications,medicalerrors,increasedtreatmentcosts,andavoidablemorbidityandmortality.Forthisreason,wecreatedthisapptoprovidebusyhealthprofessionalswithessentialmanagementinformationbasedonthelatestpracticeguidelinesinaformatthatiseasilyaccessibleatthepointofcare.

TheSepsisappfeaturessearch,annotation,bookmarkingfunctionsandcalculatorsupport.Allcontentisextensivelyreferencedandfootnotedwhereappropriate,andperiodicallyupdated.ThisappremainsfreeofchargeduetothegeneroussponsorshipofBeckmanCoulter.

ClinicaltopicscoveredintheSepsisappinclude:
-ThelatestdefinitionsandclinicalguidelinesincludingSepsis-3andthe2016SurvivingSepsisCampaign(SSC)guidelines
-Epidemiology,riskfactorsandpathophysiologyofsepsisandsepticshock
-Commondifferentialsandetiology,guidelinesonperformingappropriateH&Pandworkups
-Managementofcommoncausesincludinghospital-acquiredpneumonia(HAP),ventilator-acquiredpneumonia(VAP)andintra-abdominalinfections
-Sepsismanagementbundles,earlygoal-directedtherapy,hemodynamicmanagement,adjunctivetherapies,mechanicalventilationofsepsis-inducedARDS,andotheressentialmanagementguidelinesfromtheSSCandtheAmericanThoracicSociety(ATS)
-AntibiotictherapyincludingspecificguidelinesforthetreatmentofHAPfromATSandtheInfectiousDiseasesSocietyofAmerica(IDSA)
-Diagnosisandmanagementofpediatricandneonatalsepsisincludingthemanagementofpediatricfever,importantdifferencesfrommanagementofsepsisinadults,managementofsepsis-inducedpersistentpulmonaryhypertensionofthenewborn(PPHN),empiricantibiotictreatmentrecommendationsforGBSinfections,interventionsinpediatricsepticshock,andotherpediatric-specificinformation
-ImportantcalculatorsincludingtheSequentialOrganFailureAssessment(SOFA),quick-SOFA,APACHEII,MultipleOrganDysfunctionScore(MODS),theSimplifiedAcutePhysiologyScore(SAPS)II,theNationalEarlyWarningScore(NEWS),theClinicalPulmonaryInfection(CPI)score,theInferiorVenaCavaCollapsibilityIndex,andothers
-Drugadministrationinformationincludingantibacterialandantifungalantibiotics,adrenergicandothervasoactiveagents,corticosteroidsanddiuretics

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