abdominal sepsis - surgical source control - prognosis prediction - intensive care

Časná identifikace septického pacienta a promptní implementace komplexního interdisciplinárního přístupu založeného na poznatcích evidence-based medicíny jsou základními předpoklady zlepšování výsledků péče poskytované pacientům s břišní sepsí

RESULTS: Abdominal sepsis is defined as the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) with an abdominal infection requiring a surgical intervention to control the source; or SIRS with an infection within 14 days after any major surgery. Although many different monitoring and scoring systems exist, daily careful clinical examination is the most reliable diagnostic tool in identification of septic patients. Whenever abdominal sepsis is suspected, the gold standard comprises immediate administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics, transferring the patient to the intensive care unit, with surgical intervention and supportive intensive care based on current guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. Source control surgery is the principal therapeutic modality for patients with abdominal sepsis. The most relevant negative prognostic factors include clinical signs of septic shock and the necessity of high doses of catecholamines.