Universidad de Boyacá, Tunja, Colombia
Review Article
Sepsis and Septic Shock: An Update
Author(s): Paola Andrea Ortiz Marín, Andrés Felipe Segura Ávila, Juan Camilo Arcia Garzón, Diana Marcela RodrÃ?Âguez Andrade, José Daniel Sierra Reyes, Rosana MarÃ?Âa Babilonia Yepes, Daniel Forero Henao, Edwin Alejandro Barón Muñoz, William Mauricio Prieto Beltrán and Juan David Vega Padilla*
Objective: To conduct a review of the literature about sepsis and septic shock in adults.
Methodology: An extensive literature search using multiple databases (Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Science Direct) was used to identify articles from 2013 to 2019 that evaluated the sepsis and septic shock. The keywords “sepsis” and “septic shock” were used. Approximately 1,200 abstracts were identified initially and of these, 35 artic les were selected.
Results: Sepsis is a major cause of death, disability, and cost to the health care system. The new definition of sepsis is “life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection” the current management of sepsis primarily involves early resuscitation (Administer intravenous fluid, mean arterial pressure ≥ .. View More»
