PulmCCM

APRIL 29, 2024

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1). The stakes are going up. That was the pregame.

Infectious Diseases 52

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Administration Shock 52

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Fever in the ICU: Guideline Update The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) issued an interim update to their 2008 recommendations for the management of fever in the ICU. to enforce compliance with an administrative policy). PulmCCM is not affiliated with SCCM or IDSA.

Best Practices 111

Best Practices Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases Sepsis 111

ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

Patients with flank pain (which would suggest pyelonephritis) as well as patients meeting two or more SIRS criteria (which would suggest sepsis) comprise a higher risk group. Clinical Infectious Diseases. For simplicity, we will focus only on the patients with suspected lower urinary tract infection (UTI). 2012;55(6):771-777.

Infectious Diseases 98

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Administration 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Sepsis is diagnosed and antibiotics started for the first time. High level amputation is considered, but she dies of sepsis and multiorgan failure on hospital day 7. Delay in administration of antibiotics. It reveals a 7.5 cm abscess in the R thigh and retro-cecal appendicitis with retro-peritoneal perforation.

Documentation/Coding 93

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Sepsis Infectious Diseases 93

EMDocs

JULY 1, 2023

High-dose methylprednisolone (B) is not currently recommended, as steroids for Kawasaki disease are controversial. Low-dose aspirin (D) would not fully treat Kawasaki disease as high-dose aspirin is required. Kawasaki disease: two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. C) for the past week. Lakhani, N.

EMS 84

EMS Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Research 84

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Hospitals Infectious Diseases 52

PulmCCM

JULY 10, 2023

Continuous meropenem infusion for critically ill patients with sepsis Antibiotics have a time-dependent effect on bacteria; maintaining bacteriocidal concentrations of antibiotics should help subdue infections better than intermittent dosing. Mortality was about 30% in each group, and most patients had hospital-acquired sepsis.

Stroke 52

Stroke Sepsis Infectious Diseases Outcomes 52