Risk Factors & Prevention
This simple hygiene practice is the cornerstone of sepsis prevention in hospitals.
What is Hand Hygiene/Handwashing?
This common symptom, often accompanied by chills, can be an early sign of sepsis.
What is fever?
The calculation to determine fluid volume for sepsis patient.
What is 30ml/kg?
What is lactate?
This age group is at higher risk for developing sepsis due to weakened immune systems.
What are the elderly/very young?
A rapid heart rate, also known as this, is a key indicator of sepsis.
What is tachycardia?
Antibiotics must be administered within ____ minutes.
what is 60 minutes or 1 hour?
This lab must be drawn prior to initiation of antibiotics.
What are blood cultures?
This common invasive medical device can introduce bacteria into the bloodstream, increasing sepsis risk.
What is a urinary catheter/central line/IV?
Two or more of these criteria, along with a suspected infection, can indicate Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), which can precede sepsis.
What are temperature >38°C or <36°C, heart rate >90 bpm, respiratory rate >20 breaths/min or PaCO2 <32 mmHg, WBC >12,000/mm³ or <4,000/mm³ or >10% bands? (Accept any two)
Fluids must be administered within ____ hours.
What is 3 hours?
This lab values is often elevated in sepsis, indicating an infection.
What is white blood cell count?
This type of medication can suppress the immune system, increasing a patient's vulnerability to sepsis.
What are immunosuppressants/steroids?
The definition for severe sepsis.
What is infection + 2 SIRS + End organ dysfunction
This medication is used when fluid resuscitation is unsuccessful.
What are vassopressors?
a lactate of greater than ___ would indicate severe sepsis.
what is lactate >2.0?
Prophylactic antibiotics are often given before certain procedures to prevent this specific type of sepsis.
What is surgical site infection-related sepsis?
What is severe sepsis + persistent hypotension s/p fluids or lactate >4?
Failed sepsis bundle (patient outcome).
What is mortality?
These lab values are ordered for questionable sepsis.
What are blood cultures, lactate, CBC, BMP, and troponins?