Tag: antimicrobials

Refining, not consigning, EGDT?

PROCESS has been backed up by ARISE in goal-directed therapy for sepsis. PROMISE is awaited (finished recruiting in July). A large (1600), international, randomised, un-blinded, intention-to-treat trial with sensible exclusion criteria, conducted 2008-2014 of excellent quality. ARISE showed no benefit in using a protocolised 6 hour package for septic shock which involved continuous ScvO2 and CVP …

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The golden hour for antibiotics in sepsis, reiterated. Shoot first, ask questions later?

SSC international data from more than 28,000 patients with severe sepsis or septic shock emphasises early source control is paramount  (closely followed by BP management). Get antibiotics in within 1 hour (2 at the very most) – the clock is ticking! Here, this was timed from the moment of triage or, on the wards, the …

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