A 74-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with fever, flank pain, dysuria, and altered mental status for 3 days. Her vital signs and physical exam were notable for a temperature of 38.1属C, heart rate of 120, blood pressure of 120/70, tenderness on exam of the costovertebral angle, and a Glasgow Coma Scale of 14/15. Laboratory tests showed a white blood cell count of 8,000 with 65% neutrophils and leukocytes and bacteria found on urinalysis. The document defines sepsis and septic shock, reviews screening tools like SIRS, qSOFA, NEWS, and lactate levels. It also outlines the management of sepsis,
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1. Update on Sepsis and
Septic shock
By Mekonnen A.(ECCMR1)
Moderator- Dr. Berihu(ECCMR3)
2. CASE PRESENTATION
A 74-year-old woman presents to the ED complaining of
fever of 3 days duration
Other histories - flank pain and dysuria and change in
mentation of similar duration.
NO Past medical history.
P /E
Irritable
T属- 38.1属c, RR 20 ,BP 120/70,PR 120
CVA tenderness
GCS- 14/15
WBC 8000, Neut, 65%
UA- many wbc, leucocyte +2
4. Specific Objectives
Define Sepsis
Identify Screening Tools
Describe The Managements Of Sepsis And Septic
Shock
Explain How To Monitor Sepsis And Septic Shock
5. Introduction
Incidence increasing
Reasons for a possible increased rate of sepsis
include
- advancing age
- immunosuppression
- multidrug-resistant infections
-It may also be due to the increased detection of
early sepsis from aggressive sepsis education and
awareness campaigns
6. Definition
Sepsis is a clinical syndrome that has physiologic,
biologic, and biochemical abnormalities caused by
a dysregulated host response to infection.
7. Cont.
Sepsis A 2016 SCCM/ESICM task force has
defined sepsis as life-threatening organ dysfunction
caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
(Sepsis-3)
8. Cont.
Organ dysfunction Organ dysfunction is defined
by the 2016 SCCM/ESICM task force as an increase
of two or more points in the SOFA score.
9. Septic Shock
who fulfill the criteria for sepsis , despite adequate
fluid resuscitation, require vasopressors to maintain
a mean arterial pressure (MAP) 65 mmHg and
have a lactate >2 mmol/L (>18 mg/dL)
10. Old terms
The term severe sepsis, and the term systemic
inflammatory response syndrome are no longer
used since the 2016 sepsis and septic shock
11. Sepsis screening tools
SIRS
qSOFA
NEWS
MEWS
Lactate
=> Sepsis screening tools are designed to promote
early identification of sepsis.
12. Cont.
qSOFA is more specific but less sensitive than
having two of four SIRS criteria for early
identification of infection induced organ
dysfunction
Neither SIRS nor qSOFA are ideal screening tools for
sepsis and the bedside clinician needs to
understand the limitations of each.
13. Cont.
Only 24% of infected patients had a qSOFA score 2
or 3, but these patients accounted for 70% of poor
outcomes
Similar findings in the National Early warning Score
(NEWS) and the Modified Early warning Score
(MEWS)
14. SOFA score
Used to predict mortality during ICU stay.
Score is calculated after 24 hrs. then Q48hrs until
discharge.
17. Cont.
The systemic inflammatory response syndrome
response is not a diagnosis or a good indicator of
outcome
18. Cont.
Recommendation - is against using qSOFA
compared to SIRS, NEWS, or MEWS as a single
screening tool for sepsis or septic shock
19. Lactate
lactate alone is neither sensitive nor specific
enough to rule-in or rule-out the diagnosis on its
own.
adjunctive test to sepsis diagnosis
guides rescestation
Lactate testing may not be readily available in
many resource-limited settings
20. Cont.
In approximately one-half of cases of sepsis, an
organism is not identified (culture negative sepsis)
21. Diagnosis
Since there is no gold standard test to diagnose
sepsis
A constellation of clinical, laboratory, radiologic,
physiologic, and microbiologic data is typically
required for the diagnosis of sepsis and septic
shock.
22. Cont.
Neither the qSOFA nor the full SOFA should
completely replace clinical judgment about
presence of sepsis or its severity
23. Continuum of Severity
1, Early Sepsis
Infection
bacteremia
There is no formal definition of early sepsis.
2,Sepsis
3,Septic shock
4,MODs
24. Identification of early sepsis
(qSOFA, NEWS)
The qSOFA score is easy to calculate since it
only has three components
each of which are readily identifiable at the bedside
are allocated one point:
Respiratory rate 22/minute
Altered mentation
Systolic blood pressure 100 mmHg.
25. qSOFA
To predict death/poor outcome and prolonged ICU
stay in patients with known or suspected sepsis,not
as a screening tool.
When any two of these variables are present
simultaneously the patient is considered to be
qSOFA positive.
26. Cont.
qSOFA score has been proposed by the
SCCM/ESICM as a tool to help identify patients
with early sepsis outside of the ICU.
27. Cont.
NEWS is an aggregate scoring system derived from
six physiologic parameters.
Respiration rate
Oxygen saturation
Systolic blood pressure
Pulse rate
Level of consciousness or new confusion
Temperature
28. Cont.
The aggregate score represents the risk of death
from sepsis and indicates the urgency of the
response:
0 to 4 low risk
5 to 6 medium risk
7 or more high risk
29. Standard operating procedures -
Usual care
1.Early identification
2. Sepsis bundles
1. Lactate measurement
2. Blood and other cultures prior to antibiotic
administration
3. Antibiotic therapy directed at specific source or
broadly
4.Source control
5. Initial fluid therapy with 30 mL/kg of crystalloid
6. Initiation of vasopressor for persistent hypotension
7. Reassessment and documentation
34. Cont.
Albumin in patients who received large volumes of
crystalloids
35. Cont.
Sepsis-induced hypoxemic respiratory failure:
-the use of high flow nasal oxygen over noninvasive
ventilation is recommended
36. Cont.
Low tidal volume
Upper limit goal for plateau pressures of 30cm
H2O, over higher plateau pressure
Higher PEEP
Prone ventilation for greater than 12hr. daily.
38. Cont.
Sodium bicarbonate therapy to improve
hemodynamics or to reduce vasopressor
requirements
Metabolic academia (pH 7.2)
Acute kidney injury (AKIN score 2 or 3)
39. Cont.
Source control
Ongoing requirement for vasopressor therapy we
suggest using IV corticosteroids.
=> Dose of norepinephrine or epinephrine 0.25
mcg/kg/min at least 4 hours after initiation.
41. Cont.
A .Clinical
1. mean arterial pressure (MAP)
2. urine output
3. heart rate
4. respiratory rate
5. skin color
6. Temperature
7. pulse oximetry
8. mental status.
42. Cont.
Target MAP of 65 to 70 mmHg (low target MAP)
VS
Target MAP 80 to 85 mmHg (high target MAP)
Patients with a higher MAP had a greater incidence
of atrial fibrillation (7 versus 3 percent).
=> suggesting that targeting a MAP >80 mmHg is
potentially harmful.
43. Cont.
B. Hemodynamic predictors of fluid responsiveness
1. Static
2. Dynamic they are more accurate than static
measures (eg, CVP) at predicting fluid
responsiveness.
44. Dynamic
Dynamic Respiratory changes in the
IVC collapsibility
radial artery pulse pressure variability(PPV)
Stroke volume variability(SVV)
Fluid challenge
PLR
46. Stroke volume variation (SVV)
Analogous to PPV
SVV is typically defined as :
SVV = 100 x (SVmax - SVmin)/SVmean
47. Cont.
Normal PPV & SVV <10- 15%
If variability is high fluid responsive =>needs more
fluids.
Limitations
Arrhythmias
Increased abdominal pressure
Open chest
50. Cont.
The lactate clearance is defined by the equation
[(initial lactate lactate >2 hours later)/initial
lactate] x 100.
Improvement of 10% or more is associated with
improved clinical outcomes = SCVO2 70%
53. Resuscitation phase (R)
The goal is early adequate goal-directed fluid
Management.
Fluid balance must be positive
suggested resuscitation targets are:
-MAP>65 mmHg,
-cardiac index (CI) >2.5 L/min/m2
-pulse pressure variation (PPV) <12%
54. Optimization phase (O)
Occurs within hours
the phase of ischemia and reperfusion.
Positive fluid balance seen during this phase
The goal is to ensure adequate tissue perfusion with
titration of fluids to maintain a neutral fluid balance:
Targets:
MAP >65 mmHg
CI >2.5 L/min/m2
PPV<14%,
55. Stabilization phase (S)
This phase evolves over days
Fluid is needed for maintenance and replacement
of normal losses:
Monitor daily body weight, fluid balance and organ
function
=>Targets: Neutral or negative fluid balance .
56. Evacuation phase (E)
Late goal directed fluid removal
De-resuscitation to achieve negative fluid balance:
Need to avoid over- fluid removal resulting in
hypovolemia
Diuretics or renal replacement therapy
Albumin can be used to mobilize fluids in
haemodynamically stable patient.
58. Poor prognostic factors include
inability to mount a fever
leukopenia
age >40 years
comorbidities (eg, AIDS, hepatic failure, cirrhosis,
cancer, alcohol dependence, immunosuppression)
inappropriate or late antibiotic coverage.
59. REFERECES
Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines
for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021
Tintinallis Emergency Medicine A Comprehensive
Study Guide,9th edd.
Uptodate ,2021