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SIRS
SEPSIS
SEPTIC SHOCK
SEVERE
SEPSIS
MODS
SPECIFY: SIRS Sepsis SEVERE Sepsis Septic Shock MODS (please specify EACH organ
dysfunction and its link to sepsis.)
SEPTIC SHOCK~ Sepsis-induced hypotension
persisting despite fluid resuscitation.
~ MAP < 65mmHg or lactate>/= to 4mmol/L
SIRS/SEPSIS Key Concepts
~ Consider a statement outlining criteria: “patient presents tachycardic with elevated WBCs. Suspected UTI as
underlying cause of sepsis.
~ Consider if Sepsis was Present on Admission (POA).
~ Please document SUSPECTED source of infection as well as SUSPECTED causative organism (Gram negative, MRSA,
pseudomonas, etc)
~ Please carry diagnosis through the record. Ensure diagnosis is included in discharge summary if resolved early
in patient stay.
~ Avoid use of the terms: ‘sepsis syndrome’ and ‘urosepsis’
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