Implications of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle and Initial Lactate Measurement on the Management of Sepsis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.03.025
Abstract: Background Sepsis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, leading to the implementation of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle (SEP‐1). SEP‐1 identifies patients with “severe sepsis”… read more here.
Keywords: sepsis; severe sepsis; lactate; management ... See more keywords
Early lactate measurement is associated with better outcomes in septic patients with an elevated serum lactate level
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DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2625-0
Abstract: BackgroundThe optimal timing of lactate measurement for septic patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) remains controversial, and whether initiating and repeating the lactate measurement earlier could make a difference for septic patients with an… read more here.
Keywords: lactate level; lactate measurement; measurement; septic patients ... See more keywords