Sepsis (main)
Background
- Pancreatitis may appear identical to sepsis
- Infection sources:
- CNS, pulm, abd, GU, skin
- Childbearing age woman: septic abortion, postpartum endometritis
- No obvious source: consider bacteremia, endocarditis
- CNS, pulm, abd, GU, skin
Diagnosis
- Sepsis
- Documented or suspected infection AND 2 or more of the following:
- Temp >38.3 or <36
- HR >90
- Resp rate >20 or CO2 <32
- WBC >12K, <4K, or >10% bands
- Documented or suspected infection AND 2 or more of the following:
- Severe sepsis
- Sepsis AND 1 or more of the following signs of organ dysfunction:
- Lactate > upper limit of normal
- Urine output <0.5 mL/kg for >2hr, despite adequate fluid resuscitation
- Cr >2 (presumed to be new)
- Bilirubin >2 (presumed to be new)
- Plt <100K (presumed to be new)
- INR >1.5 (presumed to be new)
- ALI
- PaO2/FIO2 <250 in absence of PNA as infection source
- PaO2/FIO2 <200 in presence of PNA as infection source
- Sepsis AND 1 or more of the following signs of organ dysfunction:
- Septic shock
- SBP <90 after adequate fluid challenge OR
- Lactate >4
DDx
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Salicylate Toxicity
- Anticholinergic Toxidrome
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Other shock
- Cardiogenic
- Hypovolemic
- Anaphylactic
- Neurogenic
- Obstructive
Work-Up
- CBC
- UA/UCx
- Blood cx
- CXR
- Chem
- LFT
- Lipase
- VBG
- Lactate
- Coags
- DIC panel (fibrinogen, D-dimer, FDP)
- T&S
- ?CT head/LP
Early Goal Directed Therapy
- Goals
- Preload Goal: CVP >8 (>12 if intubated)
- Afterload Goal: MAP >65
- Perfusion goal: ScvO2 >70% OR lactate clearance >10%
- Hb >10 (if ScvO2 target not otherwise met)
- Lactate clearance of at least 10%
- Urine output >0.5 mL/kg
- Airway
- Careful - sedatives for intubation may worsen hypotension
- Careful - PPV reduces preload and CO
- Breathing
- Maintain O2 sat >93%
- Maintain PaCO2 at 35-40
- Consider early mechanical ventilation
- Rationale:
- Ensures efficient oxygenation
- Decreases O2 demand by respiratory muscles
- Settings
- Tidal volume 6mL/kg ideal wt
- Plateau pressure <30
- Rationale:
- Circulation
- IVF - Reassess after each bolus
- Average is 5-6L w/in first 6hr
- IVF can be harmful in cardiogenic shock or in pts w/ pulm edema
- Pressors
- Indicated if MAP<60 despite adequate IVF or if IVF are contraindicated
- Best if given when the vascular space is filled; ok if it's not
- Options:
- Norepi (5-20mcg/min) OR dopamine (5-20mcg/kg/min)
- Inotropes
- Dobutamine (2-20mcg/kg/min) if perfusion goal not met despite Hb >10
- IVF - Reassess after each bolus
- Infection Control
- Source Control
- Remove infected lines, surgery if indicated
- Abx
- Give ASAP
- See Sepsis (Initial Abx)
- Source Control
- Coagulation
- Consider FFP if INR >1.5
- Consider plts if <50K
- Steroids
- Controversial
- Consider hydrocortisone 100 mg if pressor resistant
See Also
Source
- Tintinalli
- Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2008