Sepsis is a modern medicine icon and the onset of organ dysfunction is one of the worst scenario. More than 100 distinct molecules have been proposed as useful biological markers of sepsis. TNF-alpha, IL-6, chemokines and cytokines are considered the first line factors able to drive the dynamic process of sepsis. The PIRO scheme is a new classification of different aspects, used to stage sepsis. Resuscitation bundles must be started within 6 hours of presentation (serum lactate measured; blood cultures obtained before antibiotic therapy; broad-spectrum antibiotics within 3 hours from emergency admission and 1 hour from ICU admission; in case of hypotension and/or lactate higher than 4 mmol/L deliver an initial 20 ml/kg of crystalloid or colloid solution or apply vasopressors for hypotension not responding to initial fluid resuscitation to maintain mean arterial pressure above 65 mmHg). A management bundle should be implemented within 24 hour (low-dose steroids administered for septic shock; recombinant human activated protein C; glucose control maintained at less than 8.3 mmol/L; inspiratory plateau pressures maintained at less than 30 cm H2O).
Spectrum of sepsis, mediators, source control and management of bundles / A. Gullo, A. Foti, P. Murabito, G. Li Volti, M. Astuto, C. Stissi, F. Rubulotta, F. Sanfilippo, C. Santonocito, G. Sganga, G. Ristagno. - In: FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE. - ISSN 1945-0494. - 2 E:3(2010), pp. 906-911.
Titolo: | Spectrum of sepsis, mediators, source control and management of bundles |
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Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/41 - Anestesiologia |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 |
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