<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Sepsis is an overwhelming reaction to infection that comes with high morbidity and mortality, which requires urgent interventions in order to improve outcomes.<italic>Surviving Sepsis</italic> is an international campaign that aims to improve sepsis outcomes. The 2016 guideline modifies the previous definition of sepsis and proposes some specific diagnostic and therapeutic measures, such as the protocolized use of fluid resuscitation and antibiotics.We aim to summarize the main recommendations of the 2016 guideline that are relevant to the internist and evidence-base update them to the year 2020. In the current context, this review doesn’t address patients affected by SARS-COV2 induced disease.</abstract>

Sepsis is an overwhelming reaction to infection that comes with high morbidity and mortality, which requires urgent interventions in order to improve outcomes.Surviving Sepsis is an international campaign that aims to improve sepsis outcomes. The 2016 guideline modifies the previous definition of sepsis and proposes some specific diagnostic and therapeutic measures, such as the protocolized use of fluid resuscitation and antibiotics.We aim to summarize the main recommendations of the 2016 guideline that are relevant to the internist and evidence-base update them to the year 2020. In the current context, this review doesn’t address patients affected by SARS-COV2 induced disease.

Sepsis, a 2020 review for the internist

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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Sepsis is an overwhelming reaction to infection that comes with high morbidity and mortality, which requires urgent interventions in order to improve...

Sepsis, a 2020 review for the internist

Data publikacji: 10 sie 2020

Zakres stron: 129 - 137

Otrzymano: 15 kwi 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0012

Słowa kluczowe
sepsis, diagnosis, treatment

© 2020 Adrian Purcarea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Sepsis, a 2020 review for the internist

Data publikacji: 10 sie 2020

Zakres stron: 129 - 137

Otrzymano: 15 kwi 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0012

Słowa kluczowesepsis, diagnosis, treatment

© 2020 Adrian Purcarea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
sepsis, diagnosis, treatment