Sepsis is recognized as a medical emergency, which, without a prompt response, causes significant morbidity and mortality. In the United States alone, more than 1.7 million adults develop sepsis, with approximately 270,000 deaths and $57 billion in aggregate costs annually.1The excessive cost, bot...
Lactate 1.6 is slightly elevated, which could be a sign of an infection. Keep asking for her temperature as well as White cell count and CRP for infection markers.Also have they done more testing like sputum , urine ...
Criteria indicating end-organ involvement would be an alteration in mental status, hypoxemia ([PaO.sub.2] less than 75 mmHg) not directly caused by lung disease, oliguria (urinary output less than 0.5 mL/kg for at least one hour), or elevated serum lacta...