Child ; Humans ; Shock, Septic ; therapy

Nowadays, severe infection has become one of the common problems in clinic. The morbidity of severe sepsis and septic shock is increasing, which becomes a big threat to patients with burn wounds or chronic diseases. It has become a key subject about how to cure severe sepsis and septic shock. In recent years, mortality of patients in such condition has declined slightly, which might be attributed to the application of early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) in certain degree. This article reviews application of EGDT in severe sepsis and septic shock, in order to analyze its effectiveness and boundedness, as well as predict its development.
Humans ; Sepsis ; therapy ; Shock, Septic ; therapy

Child ; Humans ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Sepsis ; therapy ; Shock, Septic ; therapy

Fluid Therapy ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Resuscitation ; Shock ; therapy ; Shock, Hemorrhagic ; Shock, Septic

Child ; Consensus ; Disease Management ; Humans ; Pediatrics ; Shock, Septic ; therapy

INTRODUCTIONPaediatric sepsis is a global health problem. It is the leading cause of mortality in infants and children worldwide. Appropriate and timely initial management in the first hours, often termed as the "golden hours", has great impact on survival. The aim of this paper is to summarise the current literature and updates on the initial management of paediatric sepsis.

MATERIALS AND METHODSA comprehensive literature search was performed via PubMed using the search terms: 'sepsis', 'septic shock', 'paediatric' and 'early goal-directed therapy'. Original and review articles were identified and selected based on relevance to this review.

RESULTSEarly recognition, prompt fluid resuscitation and timely administration of antibiotics remain key in the resuscitation of the septic child. Use of steroids and tight glycaemic control in this setting remain controversial.

CONCLUSIONThe use of early goal-directed therapy has had significant impact on patient outcomes and protocolised resuscitation of children in septic shock is recommended.

Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Shock, Septic ; diagnosis ; etiology ; therapy

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the implementation and application effect of 1-hour bundle in the treatment of patients with sepsis. METHODS: A convenient sampling method was conducted. 102 patients with sepsis admitted to central intensive care unit (ICU) of Henan Provincial People's Hospital from January 2018 to February 2019 were enrolled. Thirty-five patients with 3-hour and 6-hour bundle from January to September in 2018 were served as the control group, and 67 patients who received 1-hour bundle from October 2018 to February 2019 were served as the observation group. The patients in the control group was treated with 3-hour and 6-hour bundle according to 2012 international guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock; and those in the observation group were treated and nursed according to the 1-hour bundle published by Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) update 2018, and the sepsis cluster treatment medical team was established. The team members were trained in relevant knowledge and discussed the possible obstacles within the team and propose feasible measures. The implementation of the 1-hour bundle in the observation group was recorded. The general data of the patients in both groups including gender, age, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), etc. were collected, and the outcome indicators (duration of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, 28-day mortality) were observed. RESULTS: In the observation group, 37 of 67 patients receiving 1-hour bundle met the target, with the overall achievement rate of 55.2% (37/67). Of the 37 eligible patients, 5 patients receiving 1-hour bundle met the target before the training of 1-hour bundle, accounting for only 33.3% (5/15) of the 15 patients who received 1-hour bundle during the same period. With the extension of training time, the achievement rate of sepsis 1-hour bundle was gradually increased [the achievement rate at 1 week and 4 weeks of training was 40.0% (4/10) and 52.4% (11/21), respectively], and increased to 81.0% (17/21) at the end of 12 weeks training. Thirty-seven patients who received 1-hour bundle and met the criteria were enrolled and compared with the control group. There was no significant difference in gender, age, or APACHE II score between the two groups. Compared with the control group, the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay of the observation group were significantly shortened (days: 6.15±0.49 vs. 7.24±0.53, days: 8.21±1.49 vs. 9.51±1.92), and the 28-day mortality was decreased significantly [10.8% (4/37) vs. 31.4% (11/35)], with statistically significant differences (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Through teamwork, discussion and improvement, the achievement rate of sepsis 1-hour bundle can be significantly improved. The use of sepsis 1-hour bundle can effectively decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay, and reduce the 28-day mortality.
APACHE ; Humans ; Intensive Care Units ; Prognosis ; Sepsis/therapy* ; Shock, Septic

Introduction: Septic shock is the most common type of shock encountered by internists and is the most common cause of death in non-coronary intensive care units. In the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign, one recommendation is antibiotic administration within three hours from sepsis recognition. Several large-scale studies challenged this recommendation with contrasting results. The researchers aim to determine the impact of early antibiotic therapy (EAT) on mortality and outcome of patients and to determine institutional compliance to current sepsis recommendations. Methods: This retrospective single center study included septic patients at the emergency room from February 2013 to January 2015 and were grouped into the EAT group (lesser than or equal to three hours) and control group (more than three hours) antibiotic initiation from sepsis recognition). Primary outcomes are in-hospital mortality, time-to-antibiotics and extraction of blood culture prior to antibiotics. Secondary outcomes include length of hospital stay, use of vasopressors and mechanical ventilation and development of sepsis-related complications. Results: Two-hundred sixty-one patients were included with 53.26% overall mortality rate. The overall mean timeto-antibiotics is 355.1 minutes and time-to-blood culture is 434.64 minutes. Mean time-to-antibiotics were 115 and 556 minutes in the EAT and control group respectively. Mortality was significantly higher in the control group (43.7% vs. 61.3%, p=0.006). For the sepsis related complications, development of acute kidney injury (p=0.033) was higher in the EAT group and acute respiratory failure (p=0.009) was significantly increased in the control group. Conclusion Antibiotic administration within three hours from sepsis recognition significantly reduced in-hospital mortality. Timing of antibiotics and collection of blood cultures were delayed compared to current recommendations. Among the sepsis-related complications, prolonged time-to-antibiotics (>3 hours) is associated with risk of developing acute respiratory failure and subsequent need for mechanical ventilation.
Early antibiotic therapy ; Shock, Septic ; Sepsis ; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Microcirculatory dysfunction is an important pathophysiological change of shock. In the last decade, many researches on the mechanism of microcirculatory dysfunction have been involved in areas such as the glycocalyx damage of vascular endothelial cells, macrocirculation- microcirculation discoupling, vascular hyporeactivity, and microcirculation monitoring. Accordingly, this paper discussed how these research findings can be applied to burn patients, with the aim of alerting the clinicians to improving microcirculation, and maintaining hemodynamic coordination during the treatment of burn shock and burn septic shock. In addition, with the development of accurate and reliable microcirculation monitoring techniques, it is necessary to carry out multi-center clinical trials to reveal the clinical significance of target-oriented shock resuscitation protocol combining macrocirculatory and microcirculatory parameters.
Burns/therapy* ; Endothelial Cells ; Hemodynamics/physiology* ; Humans ; Microcirculation/physiology* ; Resuscitation ; Shock ; Shock, Septic/therapy*