title: Early diagnosis and evidence-based care of surgical sepsis.
abstract: Sepsis continues to be a common and serious problem among surgical patients. It is a leading cause of both morbidity and mortality in the perioperative period. The early identification of sepsis and the early implementation of evidence-based care can improve outcomes. This focused review will identify ways to improve the early identification of sepsis and discuss the current evidence-based guidelines for the early management of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock in the surgical patients.
authors: Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030, USA. laura.j.moore@uth.tmc.edu
authors: Laura J
authors: LJ
authors: Moore
authors: Frederick A
authors: FA
authors: Moore
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome