ICU admission criteria sepsis

Will you please provide me the information about what is the sepsis and give me info about the ICU admission criteria sepsis?

[Arun Vats]

Sepsis is like when the patient exhibits signs of the systemic inflammatory response and has infectious source.
–Fever or hypothermia usually present
–ICU evaluation usually prompted by unstable vital signs

Sources of Infection
–Hospitalized patients at higher risk for the following:
•Line infections or other iatrogenic infections
•Resistant organisms
•Multiple comorbid conditions that make them more prone to decompensation –Community dwellers more likely to have typical pathogens in typical infectious sources

Community-Acquired Infectious Sources
•The usual suspects
–CAP (with or without pleural effusion)
–Urinary source –Intra-abdominal
–Primary bacteremia

•The next tier
–Meningitis –Skin/soft tissue
–Endocarditis

•Less common (both in frequency and cause of sepsis)
–Peridontal/pharyngeal abscess
–Septic joint
–Osteomyelitis

Hospital-Acquired Infectious Sources
•The usual suspects
–Health-care associated pneumonia
–Urinary source
–Line infection
–Other iatrogenic infection (instrumentation, surgery)

•The next tier
–Skin/soft tissue
–Endocarditis

•Less common
–Any other infection in the community

ICU admission criteria sepsis
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