I don't think the process should change. I understand that you are looking at just the flu but a sick patient with an elevated heart rate, elevated respiratory rate, elevated white count etc., is still a sick patient and the bundle shouldn't change. If the patient meets criteria EGDT should be implemented regardless of what may be the cause.
Jeffrey R Hanlon RN Stamp Out Sepsis ---- Original Message ---- From: Sue Beswick <[email protected]> To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Dec 13, 2012 2:18 pm Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Changing ED sepsis screen during flu season 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? _______________________________________________ Sepsisgroups mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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