Other

MANAGEMENT OF ADULT SEPTIC PATIENT IN EMERGENCY UNIT

INGRID PRKAČIN orcid.org/0000-0002-5830-7131 ; Merkur University Hospital, Clinical Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
GORDANA CAVRIĆ ; Merkur University Hospital, Clinical Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
DUBRAVKA BARTOLEK-HAMP ; Sv. Katarina Special Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Early identifi cation of sepsis is crucial to improve patient outcomes. Yet, sepsis can be diffi cult to differentiate in Emergency Unit. Sepsis treatment includes fl uid resuscitation as soon as possible, starting with >1000 mL of crystalloids or 500 mL of colloids for 30 min. Acute kidney injury is a serious complication of sepsis, associated with increased mortality, prolonged hospital stay and increased cost of care. In patients with sepsis, it would be useful to have some biomarkers of early organ damage, to improve the capacity for early recognition and diagnosis of acute kidney injury.

Keywords

sepsis; emergency department; acute kidney injury

Hrčak ID:

151884

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/151884

Publication date:

27.1.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 3.359 *