Sepsis Management: Antibiotics

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines 2021

The lecture duration is 18min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
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Prof. Joost Wiersinga
Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Amsterdam UMC and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lecture Summary

Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, but what is the best antimicrobial strategy? This talk will discuss the latest insights from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines on infection management. How to diagnose sepsis? What is the best timing of antimicrobials (when to start, when to de-escalate, and what is the optimal duration)? How broad should your antimicrobial coverage be? And how and when to achieve optimal source control?

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Critical Care Nurses
Emergency Physicians
Emergency Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Better understand the infection management of infection
  • Appreciate that many patients do not have an infection but rather sepsis mimics
  • Know when to start, when to de-escalate, and when to stop antibiotics for a patient with sepsis
  • Know how broad should your antimicrobial coverage should be and understand the principles of source control

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