[Sepsis Groups] CHF

Dr. Townsend, I'm trying to push change with our medical staff and giving fluid resuscitation for patients with heart failure history or diagnoses, I remember at a webinar you addressed this. Could you please speak to this again and any research that is out there. The concern is respiratory

Re: [Sepsis Groups] Administrative contraindications to care

Great question. I have had this same scenario and haven't been clear on how to address it. Mary Draper RN BSN CCRN Coordinator Quality Improvement Peer Review Support CV/CT Quality Management Office (925) 674-2045 Cell (925) 451-8792 Fax (925) 674-2373

[Sepsis Groups] FW: Septic Shock Present [Incident: 151007-000178]

Hello All- Please see below response form Qnet re: septic shock present. I found this to be very helpful. Barb From: IQR Q System [mailto:cms...@mailps.custhelp.com] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 10:11 AM To: Tribuiani, Barbara Subject: Septic Shock Present [Incident: 151007-000178]

[Sepsis Groups] Onset of severe sepsis

I am doing a review where the SIRS criteria is met and 2 signs of organ dysfunction are present but there isn't any documentation about "infection, r/o infection, etc". However the pulmonologist orders contact isolation without a reason. Can I use the time of that order as "possible infection"?

Re: [Sepsis Groups] Persistent Hypotension

I would vote for 3 UTD, as there was only one blood pressure taken. Karin H. Molander MD FACEP Mills-Peninsula Hospital Sutter Peninsula Coastal On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Myran, Robin wrote: > From the Notes for Abstraction for Persistent Hypotension: > > > > The