SCCM Resource Library-The Hardest Step: How Can We Better Identify Sepsis?

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In this video, the speaker discusses the challenges of diagnosing sepsis and the need for better identification and risk stratification. The speaker highlights the various strategies that hospitals have implemented to improve sepsis detection, such as automated surveillance of electronic health record data and artificial intelligence techniques. However, despite the widespread use of these strategies, they have not shown effective translation into clinical practice. The speaker also stresses the importance of understanding the benefits and harms of aggressive early antibiotic treatment in sepsis patients. While rapid antibiotic delivery is crucial for patients with septic shock, it is less clear whether it is beneficial for less sick patients or those without shock. The speaker emphasizes the need for more research to determine the optimal balance between early antibiotic treatment and the potential harms associated with it. Finally, the speaker discusses the importance of organizational factors in achieving sepsis diagnostic excellence, highlighting the need to monitor both under-treatment and over-treatment of sepsis. Overall, the focus should be on accurately identifying patients who require intervention to prevent the progression of sepsis.

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Sepsis, 2023

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Type: two-hour concurrent | Getting Better: How Hospitals Can Improve Their Sepsis Outcomes (SessionID 1229232)

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Sepsis

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Sepsis

Year 2023

Keywords

diagnosing sepsis

improve sepsis detection

early antibiotic treatment

septic shock

organizational factors

intervention

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