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Severe sepsis and septic shock involve an inflammatory immune response to infection and are associated with high rates of mortality. CMS aims to improve patient outcomes by encouraging proactive, comprehensive management of the infection.
Jul 10, 2017 · The CMS sepsis core measures detail different clinical criteria and parameters that define the qualifications for severe sepsis and septic shock. The CMS definition of severe sepsis is an infection or suspected infection with two or more SIRS criteria plus one sign of organ dysfunction ( Table 3 ).
- Annahieta Kalantari, Haney Mallemat, Scott D. Weingart
- 2017
Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (Composite Measure) v5.9 Measure Updates. 12/2020. Alphabetical Data Dictionary. Updates were made throughout the Alphabetical Data Dictionary to meet CMS’s plain language guidelines. These updates do not change the intent of the abstraction guidance. Updates are highlighted in yellow.
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Jan 1, 2020 · Severe sepsis was defined as the progression of sepsis to organ dysfunction, tissue hypoperfusion, or hypotension. Septic shock was described as hypotension and organ dysfunction that persisted despite volume resuscitation, necessitating vasoactive medication, and with 2 or more of the SIRS criteria listed above.
- Siddharth Dugar, Chirag Choudhary, Abhijit Duggal
- 2020
Apr 28, 2023 · Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Septic shock should be considered a subset of sepsis in which underlying circulatory, cellular, and metabolic abnormalities contribute to a greater risk of mortality than that posed by sepsis alone [ 1 ].
Feb 13, 2024 · Sepsis is a clinical syndrome characterized by a dysregulated host response to infection. There is a continuum of severity ranging from sepsis to septic shock. Although wide-ranging and dependent upon the population studied, mortality has been estimated to be ≥10 percent and ≥40 percent when shock is present [ 1,2 ].
