Search results for "Sepsis"
Quality and inequalities in sepsis measurement
CMS plans to start paying for performance on SEP-1. Sepsis quality experts have concerns and suggestions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/10/quality-and-inequalities-in-sepsis-measurement.htm
10 Jul 2024
Surviving Sepsis Campaign releases updated guidelines for hospitalized adults
Topics covered among the 93 recommendations include screening and early treatment of sepsis, hemodynamic management, ventilation, additional therapies, and long-term outcomes and goals of care. Changes include which sepsis risk scores are recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/20/2.htm
20 Oct 2021
Sepsis and other inpatient emergencies
An intensivist offered hot tips for hospitalists during a precourse at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/sepsis-and-other-inpatient-emergencies.htm
24 Apr 2024
ICU admission associated with worse outcomes in sepsis, better survival in acute respiratory failure
Patients admitted from the ED to the ICU with sepsis had worse survival and longer length of stay than those admitted to the wards, while patients with acute respiratory failure had better survival in the ICU than on a medical ward, a multicenter study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/08/3.htm
8 Dec 2021
New model risk-adjusts sepsis patients for better mortality measurement
The model includes 13 physiologic variables, two physiologic interactions, and 16 demographic and chronic health variables, the most significant being age, metastatic solid tumor, temperature, altered mental status, and platelet count, and could be used to assess sepsis care, researchers said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/10/new-model-risk-adjusts-sepsis-patients-for-better-mortality-measurement.htm
10 Jul 2024
High-dose vitamin C not associated with improved mortality in sepsis
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that while high-dose IV vitamin C was associated with less vasopressor use and better SOFA scores, it did not appear to be linked to significant improvement in short-term mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/15/4.htm
15 Sep 2021
New sepsis risk calculator that uses AI approved
The FDA approved an artificial intelligence (AI) program that identifies patients at risk for sepsis and a higher-dose naloxone spray, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/15/new-sepsis-risk-calculator-that-uses-ai-approved.htm
15 May 2024
Elevated troponin I levels during sepsis may indicate risk for postsepsis CV complications
A U.S. retrospective study looked at rates of atherosclerotic disease, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure in the year after sepsis in patients with elevated troponin I levels and no previous diagnosis of cardiovascular (CV) disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/09/2.htm
9 Jun 2021
Earlier norepinephrine for septic shock appears safe, possibly beneficial, review finds
Although earlier administration of norepinephrine in patients with septic shock was not associated with a significant reduction in overall mortality, it was linked with reduced incidence of pulmonary edema, a review and meta-analysis of 12 studies found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/17/earlier-norepinephrine-for-septic-shock-appears-safe-possibly-beneficial-review-finds.htm
17 Jul 2024
Proprietary sepsis prediction model not accurate in external validation study
The Epic Sepsis Model had low sensitivity and did a poor job identifying sepsis in hospitalized patients, researchers found. It also potentially increased alert fatigue, by generating alerts in 18% of hospitalized patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/30/3.htm
30 Jun 2021