The importance of early prevention and treatment of sepsis has never been greater. In the UK alone sepsis contributes to more deaths than lung cancer, from bowel cancer and breast cancer combined, and approximately one third of patients who suffer from severe sepsis die. The ABC of Sepsis provides a much needed introduction and an invaluable aid in the increasing efforts to reduce hospital infection and improve patient safety.As growing numbers of junior medical staff experience emergency medicine, critical care and acute medicine as part of the Foundation Programme, there is an increasing need to develop the skills required to treat severe sepsis. The editors are involved with the Survive Sepsis campaign - developed to improve the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis - and are perfectly placed to guide junior medics, GPs, specialist nurses, critical care nurses and primary care staff through this core aspect of acute medicine.
Author(s): Ron Daniels, Tim Nutbeam
Edition: 1
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 100
Tags: Медицинские дисциплины;Инфекционные заболевания;
ABC of Sepsis......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
1 Introduction......Page 13
2 Defining the Spectrum of Disease......Page 17
3 Identifying the Patient with Sepsis......Page 22
4 Serious Complications of Sepsis......Page 27
5 The Pathophysiology of Sepsis......Page 32
6 Initial Resuscitation......Page 37
7 Microbiology and Antibiotic Therapy......Page 41
8 Infection Prevention and Control......Page 48
9 The Role of Imaging in Sepsis......Page 54
10 Presentations in Medical Patients......Page 60
11 Presentations in Surgical Patients......Page 69
12 Special Cases: The Immunocompromised Patient......Page 74
13 The Role of Critical Care......Page 80
14 Monitoring the Septic Patient......Page 85
15 Novel Therapies in Sepsis......Page 90
16 Approaches to Achieve Change......Page 95
Index......Page 99
