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
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Subject: RE: Septic shock question
Is there a source of infection documented? Or docume
Because it's not yet directly tied to reimbursement, we've started looking at
sepsis mortality rates and plan to look at overall length of stay and ICU
length of stay in relation to bundle compliance. We can then consider the
financial impact of those factors. Reducing LOS (appropriately, of
