There are some concerns that we will be doing extra/unnecessary testing (blood culture, Lactate, etc) with all of the flu patients who have a temp and increased heart rate during the flu season.
Do any of your facilities, modify your sepsis screen in ED for flu? Do you look at the known or suspected infection and say probable flu so does not meet sepsis screen? Thanks Sue Sue Beswick RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN Clinical Nurse Specialist - MSICU Greenville Hosptial System University Medical Center Greenville, SC Office: 864-455-4884 AACN Theme "Dare To" What are you going to dare to do this year?
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