Trends in Sepsis Management

Did you know........

  • *1400 people die each day from sepsis worldwide?
  • * Mortality associated with sepsis is at 30-40%?
  • * Sepsis kills more people than breast, lung, and prostate cancer combined?
  • * Sepsis is the leading cause of death in most ICUs?



Trends in Sepsis Management: Identify and Treat Sepsis
Using the Latest Evidence

Based on the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, this course takes the learner to a virtual environment to explore sepsis recognition, discerning sepsis from severe sepsis, proper antibiotic therapy, and understanding how “sepsis bundles,” from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign contribute to standardized care, reduce length of stay, and reduce patient care costs.

  • Recognize infections and proper antibiotic therapy
  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of sepsis
  • Differentiate sepsis from severe sepsis using key clinical indicators
  • Understand the use of lactate as a screening tool
  • Understand the treatments for sepsis, including early goal directed therapy, tight glycemic control, replacement dose steroids and activated protein C
  • Understand which patients benefit from each treatment as well as the strengths and limitations of each therapy
  • Understand how to titrate therapies to reach specific (goal) end points
  • Recognize how implementation of “bundles” holds the potential to standardize care and achieve success in identification and treatment of sepsis


Additional Information - Surviving Sepsis Campaign