In the planning stages, Idea is for badge card for SNFs and EMS. With SIRS (rr >20, p> 90, T >38 or <36.) that they can "see". + no uop for 8 hours, glucose > 120, altered mental status. ( May add risk factors here: age >, liver dz, kidney dz, diabetes, immunocompromised) If two met and present or presumed infxn, then + sepsis screen Ivf, blood cultures, CBC, lactate transfer to higher level of care if need be. EMS notify + sepsis screen w ring down to receiving hospital (in Britain they do POC lactates on rigs!). More research done overseas...
Karin Molander MD Mills-Peninsula hospital Burlingame, CA Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 31, 2014, at 10:27 AM, "Kane, Ellen - SJHMC" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is anyone working on a protocol for early recognition of sepsis for patients > in skilled nursing homes in their area? > > Ellen Kane, RN, MSN, CPHQ > Quality Specialist > Quality Department > > Dignity Health > St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center > 350 West Thomas Road > Phoenix, AZ 85013 > 602-406-4939 (O) > 602-746-0725 (P) > 602-406-4115 (F) > > [email protected] > Caution: This email is both proprietary and confidential, and not intended > for transmission to or receipt by any unauthorized persons. If you believe > that it has been received by you in error, do not read any attachments. > Instead, kindly reply to the sender stating that you have received the > message in error. Then destroy it and any attachments. Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > Sepsisgroups mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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