Professor of Medicine The University of Kansas Health System Fairway, Kansas
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
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Steven Simpson, MD: No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
The care of the patient with sepsis is complex and includes rapid recognition, timely antibiotic administration, hemodynamic resuscitation, and other forms of organ support such as invasive ventilation and renal replacement. In addition, numerous health systems and some jurisdictions mandate additional elements, such as lactate assessment. Data supporting these elements of care may be limited, however. In this lecture, we will review the evidence underlying specific components of sepsis care and which aspects should be prioritized as we work to decrease mortality.
Presentations in this session: Making choices: What are the core elements of sepsis quality? - Steven Simpson, MD The hardest step: How can we better identify sepsis? - Stephanie Taylor, MD, MS On the clock: How can we improve time-to-antibiotics in sepsis? - Kirstin Kooda, BCCCP, BCPS, PharmD Under pressure: How to optimize hemodynamic resuscitation - Ivor Douglas, MD, FRCP
