Sepsis

New sepsis study findings reported from C. Etchecoparchevreuil and co-authors

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, March 27th, 2008

"The objective was to prospectively evaluate cardiac morphological and functional changes using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during early septic shock. Prospective, observational study," scientists in Limoges, France report.

"Medical-surgical intensive care unit of a teaching hospital. Ventilated patients with septic shock, sinus rhythm and no cardiac disease underwent TEE within 12 h of admission (Day 0), after stabilization of hemodynamics by fluid loading (median volume: 4.91 [lower and upper quartiles: 3.7-9.61]) and vasopressor therapy, and after vasopressors were stopped (Day n). Thirty-five patients were studied (median age: 60 years [range 44-68]; SAPS...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-03-27)

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