Infectious Disease
Sepsis 3.0 in the ED – Is qSOFA the Next Big Thing?
Sepsis is no longer defined as SIRS + a suspected source but rather “life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection”. This is according to the new guidelines released by the Sepsis-3 task force in 2016. By creating this new definition, they shift the focus of sepsis Read more…