1. SIRS SEPTIC SHOCK SEVERE SEPSIS MODS SPECIFY: SIRS Sepsis SEVERE Sepsis Septic Shock MODS (please specify EACH organ dysfunction and its link to sepsis.)

2. SUSPECTED INFECTION SEPSIS

3. ACUTE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SEPSIS SEVERE SEPSIS

4. SEPTIC SHOCK ~ Sepsis-induced hypotension persisting despite fluid resuscitation. ~ MAP < 65mmHg or lactate >/= to 4mmol/L

5. 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’