I am sure we all work at a hospital where code sepsis's are now a huge deal as evidence has shown that preventing septic shock helps increase the chances of survival. **insert shocked face** (like we all didn't know that.)
Anyways, we all know that is true and people with the potential of becoming septic should be treated with antibiotics and fluids STAT. Although this protocol is probably saving lives all over the U.S., I also think it may be the beginning of a superbug.
Many people that walk through the ER are going to flag for sepsis, but does that truly make them septic?
What is your guys' hospital protocol when it comes to treating sepsis??
I am afraid that if we continue to treat everyone as a code sepsis and load them with tons of antibiotics, we are running the risk of future superbugs which won't respond to these antibiotics.
Any opinions out there?? How can we effectively treat sepsis and distinguish septic from non septic patients to help prevent a future superbug?
Let me know your opinions, or maybe what your guys' hospital protocols are when it comes to a code sepsis.