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The New Sepsis Definitions: Implications for Critical Care Practitioners

2016; American Association of Critical-Care Nurses; Volume: 25; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4037/ajcc2016574

1937-710X

Ruth Kleinpell, Christa Schorr, R.A. Balk,

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Commentary| September 01 2016 The New Sepsis Definitions: Implications for Critical Care Practitioners Ruth M. Kleinpell, RN, PhD; Ruth M. Kleinpell, RN, PhD Ruth M. Kleinpell is director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, a professor at Rush University College of Nursing, and a nurse practitioner at Rush University Lincoln Park Urgent Care Center, Chicago, Illinois. Christa A. Schorr is a clinical nurse scientist at Cooper University Hospital and an associate professor of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey. Robert A. Balk is the J. Bailey Carter, MD, Professor of Medicine, director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and associate chief medical officer for critical care, Rush Medical College and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Illinois. Corresponding author: Ruth M. Kleinpell, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCCM, Rush University Medical Center, 600 South Paulina Ave, Suite 1080 AAC, Chicago Illinois 60612 (e-mail: ruth_m_kleinpell@rush.edu). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN, NEA-BC; Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN, NEA-BC Ruth M. Kleinpell is director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, a professor at Rush University College of Nursing, and a nurse practitioner at Rush University Lincoln Park Urgent Care Center, Chicago, Illinois. Christa A. Schorr is a clinical nurse scientist at Cooper University Hospital and an associate professor of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey. Robert A. Balk is the J. Bailey Carter, MD, Professor of Medicine, director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and associate chief medical officer for critical care, Rush Medical College and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Illinois. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Robert A. Balk, MD Robert A. Balk, MD Ruth M. Kleinpell is director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, a professor at Rush University College of Nursing, and a nurse practitioner at Rush University Lincoln Park Urgent Care Center, Chicago, Illinois. Christa A. Schorr is a clinical nurse scientist at Cooper University Hospital and an associate professor of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey. Robert A. Balk is the J. Bailey Carter, MD, Professor of Medicine, director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and associate chief medical officer for critical care, Rush Medical College and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Illinois. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Am J Crit Care (2016) 25 (5): 457–464. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2016574 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation Ruth M. Kleinpell, Christa A. Schorr, Robert A. Balk; The New Sepsis Definitions: Implications for Critical Care Practitioners. Am J Crit Care 1 September 2016; 25 (5): 457–464. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2016574 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAmerican Journal of Critical Care Search Advanced Search Sepsis and septic shock are common, pathophysiologically complex, clinical conditions that are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and cost of care.1 Sepsis occurs in response to infection and results in sepsis-related organ system dysfunction and/or circulatory shock, which have high morbidity and mortality rates for hospitalized patients.2 Although estimates show trends toward decreases in hospital and case fatality rates, the incidence of sepsis cases is increasing. These developments have resulted in a large number of sepsis-related fatalities and a larger number of survivors who require posthospital care and/or are unable to resume their prior occupation.3 Although a growing number of potential biomarkers have been studied to improve the capability of diagnosing sepsis, most lack specificity.4–9 Clinicians are currently using clinical criteria for sepsis surveillance and identification that are based on prior consensus definitions.10 These definitions, however,... ©2016 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses2016 You do not currently have access to this content.