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A 12 page research paper that offers an overview of sepsis, which includes definition and diagnostic criteria, risk factors, pathophysiology and medical and nursing management. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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the presence of inflammation, as multiple organ failure or septic shock, which organ failure with the factor of hypotension, also play a role in this diagnosis (Carre and Singer, 2008).
Despite the prevalence of medical innovations, severe sepsis, which is defined by single or multiple organ failure, continues to be a leading cause of death, as this condition kills roughly
1400 people globally on a daily basis (Gerber, 2010). The following examination of sepsis pertains to a patient who has multiple bowel resections and subsequently gone in to kidney failure.
This exploration of literature examines the pathophysiology of the condition, its medical management and its nursing management. Pathophysiology and assessment of sepsis Definition and description: The pathological basis that
leads to sepsis is when the body mounts an excessive defensive inflammatory response against invading pathogens (Okazaki and Matsukawa, 2009). In 2003, the American College of Chest Physicians/Society of
Critical Care Medicine (ACCP/SCCM) revised the criteria defining sepsis. The 2003 criteria defines systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) if two or more of eight conditions are present (Weiss, et al,
2009). The criteria for sepsis include general variables such as heart rate, temperature, and respiratory rate, as well as psychological factors, such as altered mental status, as well as signs
and symptoms, such as edema and positive fluid balance (Weiss, et al, 2009). Additional criteria include inflammatory variables such as plasma C-reactive protein, white blood cell count and plasma procalcitonin
(Weiss, et al, 2009). Carre and Singer differentiate between the definitions for SIRS and sepsis, indicating the specific criteria in core temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate that defines
SIRS and then indicating that sepsis includes this criteria plus "proved or suspected infection" (Carre and Singer, 2008, p. 764). These researchers also indicate that severe sepsis is associated with
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