Assessing, treating and managing patients with sepsis

Nurs Stand. 2005 Aug;19(50):56-64. doi: 10.7748/ns2005.08.19.50.56.c3942.

Abstract

This article outlines the causes, signs and symptoms of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, the implications and available treatments. The article also highlights a campaign to reduce the incidence of sepsis and reflects on efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization, Central Venous
  • Causality
  • Critical Care / methods
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / therapy
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Protein C / therapeutic use
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*
  • Sepsis / epidemiology
  • Sepsis / therapy*
  • Shock, Septic / diagnosis*
  • Shock, Septic / epidemiology
  • Shock, Septic / therapy*
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / therapy*
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

  • Protein C