Nursing 4440A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Surviving Sepsis Campaign, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, Sepsis
19 Mar 2019
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Week 8: homeostasis assessment & management of sepsis. Background: mortality rate of 38, when detected early and treated aggressively, clients can be spared the ravages of sepsis dr. gordon rubenfeld, inadequate patient assessment : canadian doctors missing glaring signs of sepsis, https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=gnz3s3tvyla. Sepsis: a systemic inflammatory response to the presence of infection (such as gram-positive or. Immunocompromised patients, surgical patients: causes/sources, sirs can be triggered by trauma, burns, hemorrhage, etc. Pathophysiologic mechanisms: systemic vasodilation, hypotesion, hypoperfusion, coagulation cascade activated, organ failure. Infection control measures: assessment and monitoring, proper documentation, communication with clients and family. Larry philips had not been seen for several days by his neighbours. The mail was piling up in his mailbox, as if no one had collected it for some time. One of larry"s neighbours knocked on the front door and found the door unlocked. Upon entering, larry was found sitting on the floor, unable to raise to his feet.
