Sepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challenge
Introduction/Objective Sepsis is, by definition, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an inadequate response to infection. As such, sepsis is an emergency medical condition that must be treated in an appropriate and timely manner. Early recognition and treatment improve outcomes. The artic...
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| author | Vukićević Verica Ilić Andrijana Obradović Aleksandra Milivojčević-Bevc Ivana |
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| description | Introduction/Objective Sepsis is, by definition, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an inadequate response to infection. As such, sepsis is an emergency medical condition that must be treated in an appropriate and timely manner. Early recognition and treatment improve outcomes. The article aims to present the case of a patient suspected of sepsis at the initial pre-hospital examination, which was later confirmed at the hospital. The objective is to draw attention to the symptomatology that patients can exhibit in cases of sepsis. The patient report was supplemented with data from the literature. Case raport The patient presented was suspected of having sepsis. He was initially examined in the field and transported to the hospital while continuously monitored and treated. At the hospital, the diagnosis of sepsis was confirmed. Conclusion Sepsis should be treated like any other emergency medical condition. Timely recognition and adequate treatment are key to sepsis patients' survival. If treatment is initiated within the first hour of symptoms onset, the survival rate is over 80%. If it is initiated after six hours, the survival rate is only 30%. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7020d0893e15400192a41ae668c5c21b2025-02-05T13:08:59ZengCity Medical emergency department, BelgradeHalo 1942334-64772024-01-0130311812110.5937/halo30-552182334-64772403118VSepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challengeVukićević Verica0Ilić Andrijana1Obradović Aleksandra2Milivojčević-Bevc Ivana3Zavod za urgentnu medicinu, Beograd, SerbiaZavod za urgentnu medicinu, Beograd, SerbiaZavod za urgentnu medicinu, Beograd, SerbiaZavod za urgentnu medicinu, Beograd, SerbiaIntroduction/Objective Sepsis is, by definition, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an inadequate response to infection. As such, sepsis is an emergency medical condition that must be treated in an appropriate and timely manner. Early recognition and treatment improve outcomes. The article aims to present the case of a patient suspected of sepsis at the initial pre-hospital examination, which was later confirmed at the hospital. The objective is to draw attention to the symptomatology that patients can exhibit in cases of sepsis. The patient report was supplemented with data from the literature. Case raport The patient presented was suspected of having sepsis. He was initially examined in the field and transported to the hospital while continuously monitored and treated. At the hospital, the diagnosis of sepsis was confirmed. Conclusion Sepsis should be treated like any other emergency medical condition. Timely recognition and adequate treatment are key to sepsis patients' survival. If treatment is initiated within the first hour of symptoms onset, the survival rate is over 80%. If it is initiated after six hours, the survival rate is only 30%.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-6477/2024/2334-64772403118V.pdfsepsissirs scoreqsofa score |
| spellingShingle | Vukićević Verica Ilić Andrijana Obradović Aleksandra Milivojčević-Bevc Ivana Sepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challenge Halo 194 sepsis sirs score qsofa score |
| title | Sepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challenge |
| title_full | Sepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challenge |
| title_fullStr | Sepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challenge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challenge |
| title_short | Sepsis: An emergency medical condition and out-of-hospital diagnostic challenge |
| title_sort | sepsis an emergency medical condition and out of hospital diagnostic challenge |
| topic | sepsis sirs score qsofa score |
| url | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-6477/2024/2334-64772403118V.pdf |
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