Assessing, treating and managing patients with sepsis.
This article outlines the causes, signs and symptoms of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, the implications and available treatments. The article also highlights a campaign to reduce the incidence of sepsis and reflects on efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections.
Robson
Wayne
W
Accident and Emergency Department, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Derbyshire. wayne.robson@chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk
Newell
Julian
J
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D015984:Causality; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011486:Protein C / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D011486:Protein C