by Doran Drew, Amanda Mattice | Jun 23, 2022 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Resuscitation
A review of some of the most relevant elements of the 2021 surviving sepsis campaign for the emergency physician. Definitions Our operative definition of sepsis & septic shock are the sepsis-3 definitions [1]. Sepsis: “Sepsis is a life threatening organ...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 7, 2020 | Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Ann Intern Med. 2019 Oct 15;171(8):547-554. Cheng MP, et al. Question and Methods: Multi-center diagnostic study that investigated the sensitivity of post-antimicrobial blood cultures compared to pre-antimicrobial blood cultures in...