Identification and Management of Sepsis in the Interventional Radiology Patient
Journal Title: American Journal of Interventional Radiology - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Sepsis is frequently encountered in the hospital setting and can be community-acquired, health-care-associated, or hospital-acquired. The annual incidence of sepsis in the United States population ranges from 300 to 1031 per 100,000 and is increasing by 13% annually. There is an associated inhospital mortality of 10% for sepsis and >40% for septic shock. Interventional radiology is frequently called on to treat patients with sepsis, and in rarer circumstances, interventional radiologists themselves may cause sepsis. Thus, it is essential for interventional radiologists to be able to identify and manage septic patients to reduce sepsis-related morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this paper is to outline procedures most likely to cause sepsis and delineate important clinical aspects of identifying and managing septic patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Jacqueline Murtha, Vinit Khanna, Talia Sasson, Devang Butani
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- DOI 10.25259/AJIR-1-2017
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