SCCM Resource Library-Sepsis

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Video Summary

In this video transcript, the speaker discusses a study on the epidemiology and outcomes of sepsis in patients with opioid abuse. The study was a retrospective cohort study that collected data from over 6 million patients between 2009 and 2015. The study found that patients admitted with both sepsis and opioid diagnoses had a lower mortality rate compared to those admitted with sepsis alone. However, patients admitted with sepsis and opioid abuse had a higher percentage of opioid-related deaths. The study also found that the percentage of sepsis hospitalizations that were opioid-related increased by 77% from 2009 to 2015. The speaker then engages the audience in an activity where they discuss the implications of the study's findings for their practice. Some potential implications include increasing awareness of inappropriate opioid use, providing community education on reversal agents to prevent aspiration and sepsis, and considering harm reduction strategies such as providing sterile needles for drug users.

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Sepsis, 2023

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Type: year in review | Year in Review: Nursing (flipped classroom) (SessionID 2000007)

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Sepsis

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Sepsis

Year 2023

Keywords

epidemiology

sepsis

opioid abuse

mortality rate

harm reduction strategies

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