title: Implications of the new international sepsis guidelines for nursing care.
abstract: Sepsis is a serious worldwide health care condition that is associated with high mortality rates, despite improvements in the ability to manage infection. New guidelines for the management of sepsis were recently released that advocate for implementation of care based on evidence-based practice for both adult and pediatric patients. Critical care nurses are directly involved in the assessment of patients at risk for developing sepsis and in the treatment of patients with sepsis and can, therefore, affect outcomes for critically ill patients. Nurses' knowledge of the recommendations in the new guidelines can help to ensure that patients with sepsis receive therapies that are based on the latest scientific evidence. This article presents an overview of new evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of adult patients with sepsis, highlighting the role of critical care nurses.
authors: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Ruth_M_Kleinpell@rush.edu
authors: Ruth
authors: R
authors: Kleinpell
authors: Leanne
authors: L
authors: Aitken
authors: Christa A
authors: CA
authors: Schorr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002496:Central Venous Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019344:Lactic Acid