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- Title
Management of sepsis: from evidence to clinical practice.
- Authors
Gerloni, Riccardo; Mucci, Luciano; Casati, Carlotta; Crociani, Andrea; Para, Ombretta; Benetti, Elisabetta; Gnerre, Paola; Bovero, Anna; Romagnoli, Elisa; Tarquinio, Nicola; Canale, Clelia; Brancato, Davide; Massarelli, Laura; Piras, Salvatora
- Abstract
Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in hospitalized patients and its management involves a lot of specialist. Internist is required to demonstrate his competence since the beginning when the diagnosis is not so easy to be clarified. A rapid clinical suspicion permits a prompt management of the patient that means important mortality reduction. However, it is essential to understand the source of infection and echography represents a rapid, economic, useful and widespread tool with whom Internist should become more and more confident. The following review is a practical guide to manage septic patients according to the most recent literature, underlining aspects of antibiotic therapy, hemodynamic stabilization and supportive therapy. To limit sepsis mortality, a valid Internist should be culturally prepared and especially able to cooperate with other specialists, because a strong enemy requires a strong team.
- Subjects
SEPSIS; ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG resistance; THERAPEUTICS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Italian Journal of Medicine, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 4, p308
- ISSN
1877-9344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/itjm.2016.796