SIRS SEPTIC SHOCK SEVERE SEPSIS MODS SPECIFY: SIRS Sepsis SEVERE Sepsis Septic Shock MODS (please specify EACH organ dysfunction and its link to sepsis.)
SUSPECTED INFECTION SEPSIS
ACUTE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SEPSIS SEVERE 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’