Re: [Sepsis Groups] Septic shock question

I would say yes. A lactate >/= 4 is automatically septic shock (as long as the patient also meets criteria for severe sepsis, which it looks like they do). YARA NIELSENSHULTZ, RN, BSN, MS Clinical Quality Manager EmCare, North Division Direct: (215) 442-5122 Fax: (215) 957-2875

[Sepsis Groups] Septic shock question

For CMS , you have to have severe sepsis before you have septic shock. When you say no source identified, are you saying that there is no documentation of a suspected infection within the 6 hr window criteria? If that is the case, then you can't meet all the criteria components for severe

Re: [Sepsis Groups] Sepsisgroups Digest, Vol 239, Issue 1

Potential shock pt: If there is any documentation within the 6 hour timeframe to indicate lactate elevation is due to an infectious process with unknown source--then I would say yes. Otherwise, if no indication of infectious source it would be excluded. Marie Pierce MSN, RN, CCDS Quality 

Re: [Sepsis Groups] Septic shock question

We also need a source, or at least suspected source though…… From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:sepsisgroups-boun...@lists.sepsisgroups.org] On Behalf Of Gibbs, Katie Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:46 AM To: 'Davis, Diana' ; 'sepsisgroups@lists.sepsisgroups.org'

Re: [Sepsis Groups] Potential new treatments for sepsis being studied

Dr. Marik spoke last week at the UW Medicine Pacific Northwest Sepsis Conference on "The Cure for Sepsis" and "Fluid Management of Hemodynamic Assessment." He gave very interesting and popular talks, and I'm recommending to the planning committee that he come back for next year's conference.