It might be a problem as a screening criteria especially if you have a robust cardiac population; however, new onset AF is seen among Septic patients as I have found in our data set. I do recall reading about AF in Sepsis in a published paper but can’t recall the author. There is published data out there on this topic.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ash, Samantha Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 2:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Tachycardia and Atrial Fibrillation One of our Intensivist was asking about including Atrial Fibrillation with a RVR as one of the SIRS Symptoms. He felt this may give some false positive for meeting two SIRS criteria for sepsis. Have you found this a problem? Samantha Ash RN, BSN, MSN Director of Critical Care Services [cid:[email protected]] 2900 First Avenue, Huntington, WV 25702 Telephone: 304-526-8249 Email: [email protected] Important Notice: This e-mail message and any attachments are from the above sender at St. Mary’s Medical Center and are intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, or if it has been sent to you in error, please notify the sender immediately. Do not examine, review, use, disclose, deliver, distribute, reproduce or take any action in reliance on it and immediately delete the message and any attachments. Important Notice: This e-mail message and any attachments are from the above sender at St. Mary’s Medical Center and are intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, or if it has been sent to you in error, please notify the sender immediately. Do not examine, review, use, disclose, deliver, distribute, reproduce or take any action in reliance on it and immediately delete the message and any attachments.
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