Treatments for Sepsis

Treatments for Sepsis

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Sepsis includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Antibiotics
• Surgical drainage of pus
• Ventilatory support with supplemental oxygen therapy
• Aggressive fluid resuscitation and support of cardiac output
• Maintenance of adequate hemoglobin concentration
• Correction of physiologic and metabolic derangements
• Monitoring of urine output and other end-organ functioning is vital
• Ampicillin
• Principen
• Unasyn
• Cefotaxime
• Claforan
• Ceftriaxone
• Rocephin

Sepsis: Is the Diagnosis Correct?

The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Sepsis may include:

• Cardiogenic shock
• hypovolemic shock
• neurogenic shock
• anaphylactic shock
• toxic shock syndrome
• more diagnoses...»

Hidden causes of Sepsis may be incorrectly diagnosed:

• Bacterial infection - spreading from elsewhere in the body
• Bacteremia
• Septicemia
• Subphrenic abscess - sepsis
• Listeriosis - sepsis
• more causes...»

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Treatments of Sepsis: Online Medical Books

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Septic shock: Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Antimicrobials to treat underlying cause, I.V. fluid replacement, colloid or crystalloid infusions, diuretics, vasopressors, removal and replacement of invasive devices

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Sepsis: Sepsis - TREATMENT
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Timely intravascular or intraosseous access and generous fluid resuscitation (repeated 20 mL/kg isotonic fluid boluses)
• Early inadequate fluid resuscitation is associated with increased mortality.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

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