TY - JOUR
T1 - Review article: Sepsis in the emergency department – Part 1: Definitions and outcomes
AU - Macdonald, Stephen P.J.
AU - Williams, Julian M.
AU - Shetty, Amith
AU - Bellomo, Rinaldo
AU - Finfer, Simon
AU - Shapiro, Nathan
AU - Keijzers, Gerben
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Sepsis has recently been redefined as acute organ dysfunction due to infection. The ED plays a critical role in identifying patients with sepsis. This is challenging due to the heterogeneity of the syndrome, and the lack of an objective standard diagnostic test. While overall mortality rates from sepsis appear to be falling, there is an increasing burden of morbidity among survivors. This largely reflects the growing proportion of older patients with comorbid illnesses among those treated for sepsis.
AB - Sepsis has recently been redefined as acute organ dysfunction due to infection. The ED plays a critical role in identifying patients with sepsis. This is challenging due to the heterogeneity of the syndrome, and the lack of an objective standard diagnostic test. While overall mortality rates from sepsis appear to be falling, there is an increasing burden of morbidity among survivors. This largely reflects the growing proportion of older patients with comorbid illnesses among those treated for sepsis.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85033496925&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1742-6723.12886
DO - 10.1111/1742-6723.12886
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29094474
AN - SCOPUS:85033496925
SN - 1742-6731
VL - 29
SP - 619
EP - 625
JO - EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
JF - EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
IS - 6
ER -