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Septic shock Flashcards

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Define sepsis

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The presence (probably or documented) of infection together with systemic manifestations of infection”

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What is meant by “systemetic manifestations of infection”?

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  • pyrexia
  • pallor
  • tachycardia
  • raised infection markers in blood (CRP, WCC)
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define severe sepsis

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“Sepsis PLUS sepsis-induced organ dysfunction or tissue hypoperfusion”

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Give 5 signs of severe sepsis

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  • Low urine output (<0.5ml/kg/hour)
  • low arterial oxygen concentrations
  • changes in blood clotting (INR>1.5)
  • Raised bilirubin (>70micromol/L)
  • raised lactate (>1mmol/L)
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define septic shock

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aka SIRS
“Sepsis-induced hypotension persisting despite fluid resuscitation”

SBP <90mmHg
OR
Mean arterial blood pressure below 70mmHg

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Where are the infections that cause sepsis?

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Infections anywhere in the body can cause sepsis

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What are the risk factors for sepsis?

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  • Immunocompromised (HIV infection or cancer chemotherapy)
  • Neonates and infants
  • chronic disease
  • recent surgery
  • invasive procedures (central lines, urinary catheters)
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Describer the pathophysiology of sepsis

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  • septic shock is a deregulated inflammatory response
  • bacterial proteins activate cellular defence mechanisms
  • release of inflammatory cytokines (TNF, IL-1, IL-6)
  • nitric oxide release, which triggers vasodilation
  • activation of complement which causes cell requirement of lymphocytes, leucocytes and macrophages
  • endothelial action which is nitric oxide mediated, allows immune cells to stick and stay where needed, causes capillaries to become more porous
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What does vasodilation cause in sepsis?

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  • a reduction in systemic vascular resistance
  • hypotension
  • reduction in consciousness
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What happens when the body becomes fluid deplete as a result of vasodilation?

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  • hypovalaemia
  • tissue oedema
  • perfusion of tissues is reduced
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Reduced perfusion of tissues causes what?

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  • tissue ischaemia

- increasing lactate

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What are the sepsis 6? When do you have to them?

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Do within 1 hour:

  • administer oxygen
  • take blood cultures
  • give broad spectrum antibiotics
  • give fluid resuscitation
  • Measure lactate and haemoglobin
  • measure urine output

Mnemonic: OBAFLU

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With regards to oxygen administration, what are the goals?

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  • Increase blood oxygenation

- increase oxygen delivery to organs

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When giving oxygen, what is the treatment?

What are the indicators?

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100% Oxygen through face-mask (=24L/min flow)

Indicators are lactate and venous oxygen saturation

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What is the guidance regarding blood cultures?

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  • Start smart, then focus
  • Do not delay antibiotics waiting for blood cultures
  • empirical therapy based on likely organism
  • Note: most patients with sepsis will be culture negative after a single dose of antibiotic
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What are the goals and treatment of broad spectrum antibiotics?
What are the indicators?

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-Treatment depends on what you’re treating
-empirical therapy for first 48 hours
Indicators are:
-Inflammatory makers (CRP, temperature, WCC, Procalcitonin)

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What does “start smart, hit hard and fast” mean?

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Maximum dose

Maximum frequency

18
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Describe empirical antibiotic therapy

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Gram negative and positive cover at first:

-3rd generation cephalosporin (e.g. ceftriaxone)

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What do you add in to antibiotic therapy in the case of neutropenia?

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  • Use broad spectrum penicillin to give greater Pseudomonas cover (piperacillin)
  • add in aminoglycoside, but make sure it is a single dose as needs to be renal sparing
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What do you add in to antibiotic therapy in the case of an acute abdomen infection?

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-add in metronidazole to fight anaerobes

21
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what do you do when cultures are returned?

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Choose more appropriate, narrow spectrum antibiotics

22
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Antibiotics for Staphylococci infections

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  • Flucloxacillin
  • Rifampicin (if a bone or joint infection)
  • Vancomycin (if MRSA)
23
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Name 2 coliforms

1) Penicillin sensitive
2) penicillin resistant

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1) Co-amoxiclav

2) Carbapenem

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Pseudomonas infection, what do you give?

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Ceftazidime (if penicillin sensitive)

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Goals of fluid resuscitation
- restoration of circulating blood volume | - improving tissue perfusion
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indicators for fluid resuscitation
- lactate - venous oxygen saturation - urine output - blood pressure
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Treatment for fluid resuscitation
- 0.9% sodium chloride infusion given AS FAST as POSSIBLE | - blood and plasma
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1) What is lactate a marker of?
- anaerobic respiration - byproduct of glucose metabolism - alerts tissue hypoxia
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Normal reference range of lactate?
0.5-2mmol/L
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Why is urine output monitored?
-marker of kidney function
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why is creatinine not monitored as much as urine output?
Creatinine is a poor marker of acute kidney injury
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What is a good urine output? What is it a sign of?
>0.5mL/kg/hour - adequate kidney perfusion - clearing the fluid administered - sign of adequate organ perfusion
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Golden Hours of sepsis | -Completed within 3 hours
3 hours: - measure lactate level - obtain blood cultures prior to antibiotic administration - administer broad spectrum antibiotics - administer 30mL/kg crystalloid for hypotension or lactate >4mmol/L(or equal to)
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Golden hours of sepsis | -complete within 6 hours
- apply vasopressors for hypotension that does not respond to initial fluid resuscitation to maintain MAP of >65mmHg - in event of persistent arterial hypotension despite resus or initial lactate above or equal to 4, measure CVP and ScVO2 - remeasure lactate if initial lactate was elevated
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What is CVP?
Central venous pressure
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What is ScVO2?
Central venous oxygen saturation
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What are the 2 most impactful interventions in sepsis management?
- Blood cultures - antibiotics Twice as many survivors in the intervention group than those who didn't receive the intervention
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