Three recent publications that discuss the recognition and management of sepsis in the NH are reviewed, although there is very little published information about this problem. Despite the lack of information about sepsis in NHs, several states have developed protocols for identification and management ...
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Fluid assessment is made yet more complex in the presence of acute illness and injury.6 For example, sepsis affects the cardiovascular system in multiple ways. Hypovolaemia occurs due to direct fluid loss, including insensible losses due to fever. Sepsis has a direct inhibitory impact on cardiac...
It had tracked all down my left arm and I had sepsis. After 2 operations they discussed amputating my left arm (literally the lowest point in my life). I couldn’t see my kids due to all the pipes in me. It scared them. Oxygen, antibiotics, morphine etc and drip. Then a third ...
Unknowingly, I had not expelled all fetal tissue and went into blood sepsis! It was only one week after I had started miscarrying that my body and immune system could not handle it! Fortunately for me, my ob/gyn acted quickly which saved my life. They did an emergency d&c and placed...
Overall my Mom spent 7 days in the ICU trying to fight off sepsis. In the end, my brother and I held her hand while her heart slowed and stopped. I have been a trainwreck ever since. All of this loss and grief over the last few years have fundamentally changed me as a person. ...
Patients with limited cardiac reserve are less likely to survive and develop more complications following major surgery. By augmenting oxygen delivery index (DO2I) with a combination of intravenous fluids and inotropes (goal directed therapy (GDT)), post
Interventional radiology (IR) has evolved into a full-fledged clinical specialty with attendant comprehensive patient care responsibilities. Providing exce
Healthcare-associated infections [15,16]: HAIs were differentiated between those contracted outside and inside the PICU, depending on where the infection started. We express the rate of HAI as HAIs/1000 patient-days. Patient-days, as their name suggests, are defined as the number of days that...
Over 60% of bacteraemia occurs in over 65 year olds who have a 13-fold higher risk of developing sepsis [47]. The need for a better evidence base for antibiotic treatment and improved treatment guidelines were ranked as the top two GP priorities. 4. Materials and Methods An online question...