I'd not have thought this a problem: if an infection is suspected and new onset 'fast AF' is noted then sepsis should be at the top of anyone's differential!
Ron Dr Ron Daniels Chair: UK Sepsis Trust CEO: Global Sepsis Alliance Sent on the move from my iPhone, excuse brevity! On 26 Dec 2012, at 19:47, "Ash, Samantha" <[email protected]> wrote: > One of our Intensivist was asking about including Atrial Fibrillation with a > RVR as one of the SIRS Symptoms. He felt this may give some false positive > for meeting two SIRS criteria for sepsis. Have you found this a problem? > > Samantha Ash RN, BSN, MSN > Director of Critical Care Services > <image001.jpg> > 2900 First Avenue, Huntington, WV 25702 > Telephone: 304-526-8249 > Email: [email protected] > > Important Notice: This e-mail message and any attachments are from the above > sender at St. Mary’s Medical Center and are intended solely for the > individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information > that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable > law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication or the > employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended > recipient, or if it has been sent to you in error, please notify the sender > immediately. Do not examine, review, use, disclose, deliver, distribute, > reproduce or take any action in reliance on it and immediately delete the > message and any attachments. > > Important Notice: This e-mail message and any attachments are from the above > sender at St. Mary’s Medical Center and are intended solely for the > individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information > that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable > law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication or the > employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended > recipient, or if it has been sent to you in error, please notify the sender > immediately. Do not examine, review, use, disclose, deliver, distribute, > reproduce or take any action in reliance on it and immediately delete the > message and any attachments. > _______________________________________________ > Sepsisgroups mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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