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Assessing, treating and managing patients with sepsis

Assessing, treating and managing patients with sepsis This article outlines the causes, signs and symptoms of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, the implications and available treatments. The article also highlights a campaign to reduce the incidence of sepsis and reflects on efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Standard Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

Assessing, treating and managing patients with sepsis

Nursing Standard , Volume 19 (50) – Aug 24, 2005

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Publisher
Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Copyright
©2012 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.
Subject
CPD
ISSN
0029-6570
eISSN
2047-9018
DOI
10.7748/ns2005.08.19.50.56.c3942
pmid
16138619
Publisher site
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Abstract

This article outlines the causes, signs and symptoms of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock, the implications and available treatments. The article also highlights a campaign to reduce the incidence of sepsis and reflects on efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections.

Journal

Nursing StandardRoyal College of Nursing (RCN)

Published: Aug 24, 2005

Keywords: Bacterial infections Patient assessment Sepsis Shock These keywords are based on the subject headings from the British Nursing Index.

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