PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally called on hospitals to develop robust sepsis care programs to systematically identify and treat sepsis, track outcomes, and improve care delivery. ” What is that, a sepsis Stasi? Unlike strokes and STEMIs, sepsis has no gold standard for diagnosis.

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PulmCCM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sepsis, infectious disease Managing septic shock with a restrictive-fluids approach (preferentially using vasopressors after a single liter crystalloid bolus) led to similar outcomes as the usual practice of bolusing large volumes of fluids first. Either approach in severe sepsis with shock seems reasonable.

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Sepsis Stroke Shock Infectious Diseases 94

PulmCCM

APRIL 10, 2025

SEPSIS Aspirin For Sepsis (ASP-SEPSIS trial) Could a simple aspirin help cure sepsis? Among 166 patients with “sepsis” who were randomized to aspirin 200 mg or placebo at five ICUs in Brazil, those receiving aspirin had no improvement in organ failure scores or other outcomes. Of course not.

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