The sepsis guidelines state that fluid resuscitation should be 30mL/kg. Is 
there literature out there that supports less fluids?

Teresa Gomez
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Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:18:37 -0700
From: "Barnes-Daly, Mary Ann" <[email protected]>
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Every recommendation that I have seen or heard, most recently from the faculty 
on the SSC, is to go with actual body weight.
Remembering that adipose tissue is highly vascular and contains a large amount 
of water and that the main 2 reasons for the fluid bolus are 1. Vasodilation 
reducing perfusion pressure and more importantly 2. Capillary leaking - and 
with all those miles (literally) of leaky capillaries obese patients have a 
very high propensity for intravascular volume depletion.


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Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Fluid Bolus in pts. with weight > 200 kg

I am wondering whether there are any recommendations regarding fluid 
resuscitation in patients weighing >200 Kg? Our physicians have expressed 
concern about the recommended fluid bolus for patients who are > 200 Kg and 
potential for CHF exacerbations. Are there any resources that address this 
concern or any modifications for this patient population? Also, is it always 
recommended to go with 30 ml/kg based on current weight or should we be 
calculating ideal weight when determining bolus volume? Currently we are using 
the patient's actual weight on admission for bolus calculations.  Any 
clarifications regarding the fluid bolus would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Kelsey K. Solano
Sepsis Coordinator
Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Office: 574-335-2438

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Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 10:31:38 -0700
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Not sure about the DNR cohort reference.  These patients should receive full 
care unless refused. 

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This same perspective applies to calculation of mortality rates.  We need a 
clear, non-modifiable way to capture mortality that is consistent across all 
organizations, while including ways to identify DNR, hospice modifiers.

Dale Brochis BA
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Re: timing of Blood cultures. 
I agree with Terry. The same philosophy applies for all the measures we 
collect. The data is strongest by being consistent. Some sites "exclude" 
certain patients from data collection. The more site specific criteria that 
goes into the database that do not follow the "rules" the less valid the total 
numbers. It does help to find "failures" that is what drives system improvements


Daniel Gerard RPh
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I personally feel strongly that once in place you should stick by the rules. If 
blood cultures should be done prior to antibiotics  and they were not then the 
criteria was not met. There are many reasons they may not be met, some 
legitimate some not. Because there are always some legitimate reasons I am 
always skeptical of reports of 100% compliance. That usually means the system 
is being gamed by finding ways to excluding the "legitimate reasons" for not 
complying. The problem is that the interpretation of "legitimate reasons" do 
not have rules around them and they become substitute excuses with huge 
variation from data collector to data collector until the database becomes 
useless. 

Unless there are specific rules around a situation (like emergency surgery 
taking priority) that is standard and used by everyone doing the data 
collection, then a failure is a failure. Clearly the reason we play this excuse 
game is to look better or meet a goal. Remember in making the system better it 
is the failures that push us forward. Would it not be better to develop a 
system in which in the future patients going to surgery emergently would always 
get the cultures done rather than using this as a precedence to not do them in 
the future?
 
Terry P. Clemmer, MD
Director: Critical Care Medicine
LDS Hospital
Professor of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
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I would recommend sending blood cultures anyway.  What if the offending 
organism happens to be resistant to usual antibiotics? Just to be safe...

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I am asking input from others on behalf of one of our hospital sepsis champion 
on meeting the culture deadline for data extraction.  A patient was sent to the 
ER from a physician's office with a prior outpatient CT showing colitis and was 
diagnosed with sepsis.  Since the physicians already knew the source, the 
patient was sent emergently to OR for source control/colon resection without 
blood cultures.  Does this affect how question 5 on whether a blood culture was 
sent?
Thanks in advance for your input.

Tammy Reidford, RN, CCDS
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Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 18:30:17 +0000
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Kelysey,

A physiologist's perspective.

If the patient is

Type O -  Obese then the 30 ml/kg bolus is excessive. And perhaps ideal wt is 
better, although lean body mass is what is really needed. And you can not 
measure that in the ED.

Type F-  Fit 200Kg,  NFL linebacker, Navy SEAL, then 30 ml/kg is appropriate.  
Not necessarily because they have a stronger heart, but because their weight is 
roughly proportional to their blood volume, cardiac output, etc. Again true 
lean body mass would work.

Since most patients are more type 1, then the tendency would be to fix the 
formula at Ideal weight. But don't be afraid to treat the large fit person with 
larger volumes.

g






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Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Fluid Bolus in pts. with weight > 200 kg

I am wondering whether there are any recommendations regarding fluid 
resuscitation in patients weighing >200 Kg? Our physicians have expressed 
concern about the recommended fluid bolus for patients who are > 200 Kg and 
potential for CHF exacerbations. Are there any resources that address this 
concern or any modifications for this patient population? Also, is it always 
recommended to go with 30 ml/kg based on current weight or should we be 
calculating ideal weight when determining bolus volume? Currently we are using 
the patient's actual weight on admission for bolus calculations.  Any 
clarifications regarding the fluid bolus would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Kelsey K. Solano
Sepsis Coordinator
Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Office: 574-335-2438

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