Management of Sepsis: Early Resuscitation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2008
Abstract
Key links in the chain of survival for the management of severe sepsis and septic shock are early identification and comprehensive resuscitation of high-risk patients. Multiple studies have shown that the first 6 hours of early sepsis management are especially important from a diagnostic, pathogenic, and therapeutic perspective, and that steps taken during this period can have a significant impact on outcome. The recognition of this critical time period and the robust outcome benefit realized in previous studies provides the rationale for adopting early resuscitation as a distinct intervention. Sepsis joins trauma, stroke, and acute myocardial infarction in having “golden hours,” representing a critical opportunity early on in the course of disease for actions that offer the most benefit.
Repository Citation
Rivers, E.,
Coba, V.,
Visbal, A.,
Whitmill, M. L.,
& Amponsah, D.
(2008). Management of Sepsis: Early Resuscitation. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 29 (4), 689-704.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/surg/471
DOI
10.1016/j.ccm.2008.06.005