Review article: Sepsis in the emergency department - Part 1: Definitions and outcomes.

2017-12

Macdonald, Stephen Pj

Williams, Julian M

Shetty, Amith

Bellomo, Rinaldo

Finfer, Simon

Shapiro, Nathan

Keijzers, Gerben

emergency service

hospital

sepsis

Journal Article

0000-0001-9921-4620

0000-0001-7349-1128

0000-0002-1650-8939

10.1111/1742-6723.12886

Sepsis has recently been redefined as acute organ dysfunction due to infection. The ED plays a critical role in identifying patients with sepsis. This is challenging due to the heterogeneity of the syndrome, and the lack of an objective standard diagnostic test. While overall mortality rates from sepsis appear to be falling, there is an increasing burden of morbidity among survivors. This largely reflects the growing proportion of older patients with comorbid illnesses among those treated for sepsis.

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Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA 2017; 29(6): 619-625

Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA