Sepsis Management: A Quick Guide

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Malaysian Sepsis Alliance, Aug 24, 2023 - Medical - 54 pages

Sepsis Management: A Quick Guide for Low-middle income countries (Updated year 2023) is a compilation of information based on our latest local research experience to showcase the importance of sepsis history, epidemic, pathogenesis, comorbidities, diagnostic, monitoring and its management challenges in our local setting of Malaysia. Part 1 reviews the evolution of sepsis, its background, prevalence, definition, host dysregulation response and its identification algorithms. Part 2 focus in its latest evidence of management and its pitfalls. Part 3 mainly focus on continuous hemodynamic monitoring while managing sepsis.

Sepsis has been shown to cause serious morbidity and high mortality. Early prediction will enable clinicians to make critical decision and initiate prompt management. This book is suitable for clinicians, paramedics, medical healthcare provider (especially those come from low-middle income countries), medical students, and researchers interested in sepsis research. Each chapter contain useful data which could be applied to our local setting (low-middle income countries. This book can be referred as a handbook for sepsis management to inspire opportunities for future research in this area.

 

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Contents

CONTENTS PAGES
5
Sepsis Identification Algorithms 2122
21
Oxygen Therapy
34
Sepsis Monitoring Chart 4748
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Common terms and phrases

adults with sepsis adults with sepsis-induced Amoxicillin Antagonist Response Syndrome antibiotic antimicrobial Blood Culture blood glucose Cannesson cardiac Catabolism catabolism syndrome PICS clinical critically ill patients crystalloid cytokine dose Dysregulation in Sepsis Ertapenem evidence SSC 2021 Evolution of Sepsis fluid resuscitation Frank-Starling Curve Glasgow Coma Scale hemodynamic Host Dysregulation host response Hour 1 Bundle hypotension hypovolemia Immunosuppression Inflammatory Response Syndrome lactate low evidence SSC low lactate low quality mean arterial pressure Mixed Antagonist Response mmol/L moderate evidence SSC moderate quality mortality noradrenaline NSAIDS Organ Failure Assessment oxygen perfusion Persistent Inflammation pro-inflammatory protein Pulse Oximetry Pulse Oximetry Plethysmography qSOFA quality of evidence Respiratory Rate Response Syndrome MARS Resuscitation Concept sepsis and septic Sepsis Management SEPSIS MONITORING CHART sepsis or septic sepsis patient Sepsis Resuscitation septic shock Severe Sepsis SOFA score Strong recommendation suggest Surviving Sepsis Campaign Systemic Inflammatory Response therapy Triage Ulldemolins vasoplegia vasopressor ventilation vital sign Weak recommendation

About the author (2023)

Associate Professor Dr Tan Toh Leong is a Senior Lecturer and Emergency Physician who currently works at the Department of Emergency Medicine, National University of Malaysia. His research interest is in Sepsis, Infection, Emergency Critical Care, Translational Research, Point-of-care test, Molecular Biology, and Antibiotic stewardship. He is currently a member of the Asia Pacific Sepsis Alliance steering committee which aims to work with all interested parties and countries to enact the 2017 WHA resolution, WHO, to improve the outcomes of patients with sepsis in the Asia Pacific region. He is also currently the President for Malaysian Sepsis Alliance. 

Dr Lim Jun Yi is a medical officer graduate from National University of Malaysia who currently works with the Ministry of Health Malaysia.  

Bibliographic information

TitleSepsis Management: A Quick Guide
AuthorsDr Tan Toh Leong , Dr Lim Jun Yi
PublisherMalaysian Sepsis Alliance, 2023
Length54 pages
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Medical / Emergency Medicine
  
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