A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care

A dysregulated host response to infection resulting in life-threatening organ dysfunction defines the onset of sepsis. Unfortunately, sepsis is common, costly, and deadly. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign publishes regularly updated, evidence-informed, detection, and treatment guidelines culminating in...

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Main Authors: Jared Nunnally, So Mi Ko, Kristen Ugale, Tammy Lowe, Jaclyn Bond, Jon-Emile S Kenny, Ramiz A Fargo, Korbin Haycock
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121241290378
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So Mi Ko
Kristen Ugale
Tammy Lowe
Jaclyn Bond
Jon-Emile S Kenny
Ramiz A Fargo
Korbin Haycock
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description A dysregulated host response to infection resulting in life-threatening organ dysfunction defines the onset of sepsis. Unfortunately, sepsis is common, costly, and deadly. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign publishes regularly updated, evidence-informed, detection, and treatment guidelines culminating in time-sensitive care “bundles.” The goal of these bundles is to expedite sepsis recognition because it is widely held that early treatment is life-saving. Hospitals are mandated to publicly report their bundle compliance, and this will soon be tied to hospital reimbursement. For these reasons, hospitals are creating sepsis emergency response teams which are a form of a rapid response team consisting of dedicated medical professionals who evaluate patients with suspected sepsis and initiate therapy when appropriate. Evidence to date support sepsis emergency response teams as a mechanism to improve bundle compliance, and potentially, patient outcome. Nevertheless, some elements of bundled sepsis care are controversial (e.g., intravenous fluid administration) as some argue that mandated treatment precludes personalized care. Herein, we briefly describe general sepsis emergency response team structure, review evidence supporting sepsis emergency response teams to improve bundle compliance and patient outcome and report our unique experience incorporating point of care ultrasound—to guide intravenous fluid—into a nursing-led sepsis team. We propose that our sepsis emergency response team approach allays concern that sepsis care is either bundled or personalized. Instead, incorporating point of care ultrasound into a nursing-led sepsis emergency response team increases bundle compliance and individualizes care.
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spelling doaj-art-18afc38fa686479dbfe8172427a274762024-11-29T09:03:29ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212024-11-011210.1177/20503121241290378A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis careJared Nunnally0So Mi Ko1Kristen Ugale2Tammy Lowe3Jaclyn Bond4Jon-Emile S Kenny5Ramiz A Fargo6Korbin Haycock7Department of Emergency Medicine, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USAHealth Sciences North Research Institute, Emerging Areas of Clinical Research, Sudbury, ON, CanadaDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Hyperbaric, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USAA dysregulated host response to infection resulting in life-threatening organ dysfunction defines the onset of sepsis. Unfortunately, sepsis is common, costly, and deadly. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign publishes regularly updated, evidence-informed, detection, and treatment guidelines culminating in time-sensitive care “bundles.” The goal of these bundles is to expedite sepsis recognition because it is widely held that early treatment is life-saving. Hospitals are mandated to publicly report their bundle compliance, and this will soon be tied to hospital reimbursement. For these reasons, hospitals are creating sepsis emergency response teams which are a form of a rapid response team consisting of dedicated medical professionals who evaluate patients with suspected sepsis and initiate therapy when appropriate. Evidence to date support sepsis emergency response teams as a mechanism to improve bundle compliance, and potentially, patient outcome. Nevertheless, some elements of bundled sepsis care are controversial (e.g., intravenous fluid administration) as some argue that mandated treatment precludes personalized care. Herein, we briefly describe general sepsis emergency response team structure, review evidence supporting sepsis emergency response teams to improve bundle compliance and patient outcome and report our unique experience incorporating point of care ultrasound—to guide intravenous fluid—into a nursing-led sepsis team. We propose that our sepsis emergency response team approach allays concern that sepsis care is either bundled or personalized. Instead, incorporating point of care ultrasound into a nursing-led sepsis emergency response team increases bundle compliance and individualizes care.https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121241290378
spellingShingle Jared Nunnally
So Mi Ko
Kristen Ugale
Tammy Lowe
Jaclyn Bond
Jon-Emile S Kenny
Ramiz A Fargo
Korbin Haycock
A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care
SAGE Open Medicine
title A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care
title_full A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care
title_fullStr A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care
title_full_unstemmed A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care
title_short A nursing-led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point-of-care ultrasound: A review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care
title_sort nursing led sepsis response team guiding resuscitation with point of care ultrasound a review and model for improving bundle compliance while individualizing sepsis care
url https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121241290378
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