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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.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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- Summary of Sepsis TEP Evaluation of Measures - CMS
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Sep 2, 2012 · Severe sepsis is sepsis (known or suspected infection with systemic manifestations of sepsis) along with sepsis-related tissue hypoperfusion or organ dysfunction. Organ dysfunction or tissue hypoperfusion are defined by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign as any of the below signs or findings: Signs of Severe Sepsis: Organ Dysfunction / Tissue ...
(e.g., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle [SEP-1]), existing sepsis screening processes, treatment guidelines, and order sets.
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
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
