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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new draft guideline to help healthcare professionals recognize sepsis and provide early treatment.
Although treatable in many cases, sepsis can be difficult to recognize and diagnose.
A recent study* of more than 3000 patients treated at UK hospitals revealed delays in identifying sepsis in more than a third of cases.
“There are around 123,000 cases of sepsis in England every year, and, unfortunately, thousands of people die after developing the condition,” said Mark Baker, director of the centre for clinical practice at NICE.
“Many of these deaths might be prevented if sepsis was recognized quickly and treatment started early. We know that when hospitals are well-prepared, clinicians do better at responding to patients with sepsis. However, recent reports have revealed that a third of hospitals have no formal protocols for recognizing and responding to sepsis.”
NICE created its draft guidance with that in mind. The guidance provides recommendations to aid in the recognition, diagnosis, and early management of sepsis, including:
- What signs and symptoms to look out for
- How to identify patients at high risk of developing sepsis
- Which tests to use to diagnose and monitor patients
- How to care for people with suspected sepsis outside of the hospital
- When patients should be referred for emergency care
- Appropriate use of antibiotics and other supportive treatments, such as fluids and oxygen
- The type of information that should be given to patients, families, and caregivers.
“We want all healthcare professionals to see sepsis as an immediate, life-threatening condition and make sure there are systems in place across the NHS for it to be recognized and treated as an emergency,” Baker said.
“This new guideline will be the first to provide evidence-based best practice advice on how to quickly identify and treat people with sepsis. We now urge all healthcare professionals and organizations with an interest in this area to comment on the proposed recommendations.”
The draft version of this guideline has been published for consultation. Organizations can register as a stakeholder on the NICE website and have until February 22, 2016, to submit their comments. Individuals are advised to pass comments through a registered stakeholder organization that most closely represents them. 
*Published in “Just Say Sepsis!”—a report by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.
Photo courtesy of the CDC
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new draft guideline to help healthcare professionals recognize sepsis and provide early treatment.
Although treatable in many cases, sepsis can be difficult to recognize and diagnose.
A recent study* of more than 3000 patients treated at UK hospitals revealed delays in identifying sepsis in more than a third of cases.
“There are around 123,000 cases of sepsis in England every year, and, unfortunately, thousands of people die after developing the condition,” said Mark Baker, director of the centre for clinical practice at NICE.
“Many of these deaths might be prevented if sepsis was recognized quickly and treatment started early. We know that when hospitals are well-prepared, clinicians do better at responding to patients with sepsis. However, recent reports have revealed that a third of hospitals have no formal protocols for recognizing and responding to sepsis.”
NICE created its draft guidance with that in mind. The guidance provides recommendations to aid in the recognition, diagnosis, and early management of sepsis, including:
- What signs and symptoms to look out for
- How to identify patients at high risk of developing sepsis
- Which tests to use to diagnose and monitor patients
- How to care for people with suspected sepsis outside of the hospital
- When patients should be referred for emergency care
- Appropriate use of antibiotics and other supportive treatments, such as fluids and oxygen
- The type of information that should be given to patients, families, and caregivers.
“We want all healthcare professionals to see sepsis as an immediate, life-threatening condition and make sure there are systems in place across the NHS for it to be recognized and treated as an emergency,” Baker said.
“This new guideline will be the first to provide evidence-based best practice advice on how to quickly identify and treat people with sepsis. We now urge all healthcare professionals and organizations with an interest in this area to comment on the proposed recommendations.”
The draft version of this guideline has been published for consultation. Organizations can register as a stakeholder on the NICE website and have until February 22, 2016, to submit their comments. Individuals are advised to pass comments through a registered stakeholder organization that most closely represents them.
*Published in “Just Say Sepsis!”—a report by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.
Photo courtesy of the CDC
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new draft guideline to help healthcare professionals recognize sepsis and provide early treatment.
Although treatable in many cases, sepsis can be difficult to recognize and diagnose.
A recent study* of more than 3000 patients treated at UK hospitals revealed delays in identifying sepsis in more than a third of cases.
“There are around 123,000 cases of sepsis in England every year, and, unfortunately, thousands of people die after developing the condition,” said Mark Baker, director of the centre for clinical practice at NICE.
“Many of these deaths might be prevented if sepsis was recognized quickly and treatment started early. We know that when hospitals are well-prepared, clinicians do better at responding to patients with sepsis. However, recent reports have revealed that a third of hospitals have no formal protocols for recognizing and responding to sepsis.”
NICE created its draft guidance with that in mind. The guidance provides recommendations to aid in the recognition, diagnosis, and early management of sepsis, including:
- What signs and symptoms to look out for
- How to identify patients at high risk of developing sepsis
- Which tests to use to diagnose and monitor patients
- How to care for people with suspected sepsis outside of the hospital
- When patients should be referred for emergency care
- Appropriate use of antibiotics and other supportive treatments, such as fluids and oxygen
- The type of information that should be given to patients, families, and caregivers.
“We want all healthcare professionals to see sepsis as an immediate, life-threatening condition and make sure there are systems in place across the NHS for it to be recognized and treated as an emergency,” Baker said.
“This new guideline will be the first to provide evidence-based best practice advice on how to quickly identify and treat people with sepsis. We now urge all healthcare professionals and organizations with an interest in this area to comment on the proposed recommendations.”
The draft version of this guideline has been published for consultation. Organizations can register as a stakeholder on the NICE website and have until February 22, 2016, to submit their comments. Individuals are advised to pass comments through a registered stakeholder organization that most closely represents them.
*Published in “Just Say Sepsis!”—a report by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.