[New Sepsis-3 definition : Do we have to treat sepsis before we can diagnose it from now on?]
Schmoch, Bernhard, Uhle, Gründling, Brenner, Weigand (2017) [New Sepsis-3 definition : Do we have to treat sepsis before we can diagnose it from now on?] Anaesthesist (IF: 1.1) 66(8) 614-621Abstract
The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) have been available since the beginning of 2016. SEPSIS-3 completely replaces the old SIRS criteria in the definition of sepsis and defines sepsis from now on as "life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection". However, it seems questionable whether in clinical practice the new definition is really superior to the old one. The most important question is the following: Is it helpful to have a definition that first recognizes a patient once organ dysfunction has occurred and the patient already needs intensive care?
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28497242http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00101-017-0316-2
