Severe Sepsis Criteria Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with the sepsis syndrome after resuscitation and initial therapy?

Yes

Temperature

Heart rate

beats per minute

Respiratory rate

breaths per minute

PaCO2

WBC

Percent immature myeloid elements in the blood ('left shift', from 0 to 100)

Systolic blood pressure after fluid challenge

mm Hg

Baseline systolic blood pressure

mm Hg

Does the patient require inotropic or vasopressor mediations to maintain adequate perfusion?

Yes

Is metabolic acidosis present?

Yes

Has the patient developed acute confusion?

Yes

Serum albumin

Platelet count

Select an appropriate answer for each organ function

Renal function

Hepatic function

Inspired oxygen requirements

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Criteria for Severe Sepsis

Purpose: To idenify a patient with severe sepsis using the criteria listed by Jones.