I would think not, if it's a viral sepsis. Treatment with Tamiflu is appropriate care for it, and it isn't bacterial.
Susan M. McKinney, RN Clinical Quality Coordinator-Sepsis Clinical Documentation Specialist Rapid City Regional Hospital 605-719-4428 605-484-7381 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sue Beswick Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 2:33 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Re: [Sepsis Groups] flu and choice of antibiotic or not to give one? With our severe sepsis flu admits, a number are being admitted without a broad spectrum antibiotics - only getting tamiflu. We aren't using the sepsis database yet but hope to soon - would that be a fail? Thanks Sue Sue Beswick RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN Clinical Nurse Specialist - MSICU Greenville Health System 701 Grove Road l Greenville, SC 29605 Office: 864-455-4884 If not this, then what? If not now, then when? 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On screen 2: in evaluating the acute lung injury, does the patient have to be intubated for this or just have an ABG? 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