Tag: Septic Shock

Time to Antibiotics in Sepsis: A Metric Not Supported by “High Quality” Evidence

by Salim Rezaie posted September 21, 2015 No Comments

Background: Some of the major take home points from the sepsis trilogy of studies recently published (ProCESS, ARISE, and ProMISe) was that early identification of patients with sepsis, early intravenous fluids, and timely, appropriate broad-spectrum antibiotics is key to decreasing …

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The Protocolised Management in Sepsis (ProMISe) Trial

by Salim Rezaie posted March 17, 2015 No Comments

Since 2002, the surviving sepsis campaign (SSC) has stated that best practice in sepsis care includes: early recognition, source control, appropriate/timely antibiotic therapy, resuscitation with intravenous fluids (IVF) and vasoactive medications. Resuscitation of the septic patient in the emergency department …

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