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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2017
ReviewReview article: Sepsis in the emergency department - Part 1: Definitions and outcomes.
- Stephen Pj Macdonald, Julian M Williams, Amith Shetty, Rinaldo Bellomo, Simon Finfer, Nathan Shapiro, and Gerben Keijzers.
- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Emerg Med Australas. 2017 Dec 1; 29 (6): 619-625.
AbstractSepsis has recently been redefined as acute organ dysfunction due to infection. The ED plays a critical role in identifying patients with sepsis. This is challenging due to the heterogeneity of the syndrome, and the lack of an objective standard diagnostic test. While overall mortality rates from sepsis appear to be falling, there is an increasing burden of morbidity among survivors. This largely reflects the growing proportion of older patients with comorbid illnesses among those treated for sepsis.© 2017 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine.
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