Search results for "Sepsis"
Surviving Sepsis Campaign adopts Sepsis-3 definition
If physicians do not follow severe sepsis management measure definitions, a deficiency in the quality of care for severe sepsis management could be reported to the CDC and CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2017
Continuous vs. intermittent meropenem administration did not improve outcomes in sepsis
A composite outcome of mortality and new antimicrobial resistance did not differ by whether critically ill patients received an equal dose of the beta-lactam antibiotic continuously or intermittently, an international randomized trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/continuous-vs-intermittent-meropenem-administration-did-not-improve-outcomes-in-sepsis.htm
21 Jun 2023
Lower mortality may be associated with beta-blockers versus other drugs in patients with afib and sepsis
Calcium-channel blockers were used most often as initial treatment for afib in sepsis patients, although mortality was slightly lower in patients who received beta-blockers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/19/2.htm
19 Aug 2015
MKSAP quiz on sepsis
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/mksap-quiz-on-sepsis.htm
15 Apr 2018
Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines updated
Changes to the guidelines include a shift away from early goal-directed therapy in favor of hemodynamic assessment to guide fluid administration after the initial fluid bolus.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/25/1.htm
25 Jan 2017
Sepsis contributes to at least 1 in 3 inpatient deaths
Sepsis contributes to at least 1 in 3 inpatient deaths, with most deaths occurring in patients whose sepsis presented initially as less severe, a new analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/04/3.htm
4 Jun 2014
Registered nurse staffing associated with sepsis mortality risk
Each additional registered nurse hour per patient day was associated with a 3% decrease in the odds of 60-day mortality in a cross-sectional study of about 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of sepsis in 2018.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/registered-nurse-staffing-associated-with-sepsis-mortality-risk.htm
1 Jun 2022
Spouses of severe sepsis patients are at risk of depression, study finds
Spouses of patients with severe sepsis may benefit from depression screening and support, particularly wives, a new study suggests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/01/3.htm
1 Aug 2012
At a year, after-effects of COVID-19 hospitalization other than VTE similar to flu, sepsis
Compared to patients hospitalized with flu or sepsis, those with COVID-19 had increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), stroke, depression, and anxiety in the 30 days after discharge, but over a year, only the risk for VTE was significantly elevated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/free/at-a-year-after-effects-of-covid-19-hospitalization-other-than-vte-similar-to-flu-sepsis.htm
28 Jun 2023
Using a threshold of 2 SIRS criteria to define severe sepsis may not be adequate, study finds
Requiring 2 or more systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria to define severe sepsis may result in exclusion of seriously ill patients, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/25/2.htm
25 Mar 2015