Thank you all for the feedback. I needed to see if there was something I did not know about before following up with a staff member that stated this.
Verna Alverson Inpatient Clinical Quality Analyst Essentia Health-SU/SSC Department Quality Department 1702 South University Drive Fargo ND 58103-4940 P:701-364-3210 verna.alverson@essentiahealth<mailto:verna.alverson@essentiahealth>.org From: Sam Farrell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:40 PM To: Alverson, Verna Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Sepsis Groups] definition of sepsis The short answer that I see no one has provided yet is, yes...sepsis can be caused by a virus. Flu, for example, is referenced in this: http://www.sepsisalliance.org/sepsis_and/influenza/ During a recent educational push to launch our Code Sepsis, we discovered a few of our bedside nurses were under the impression that sepsis was limited to bacterial infections. Not sure where that was coming from, though...I hadn't ever heard it before and it hasn't been part of any of the sepsis education being provided in the decade I've worked here. Anyone know how such misinformation might have come about? Verna's question indicates that our folks weren't alone in this.... -- Sam Farrell, RN CCRN Intensivist Program Manager West Coast Critical Care Specialists office: 805.988.7004<tel:805.988.7004> fax: 805.988.7101<tel:805.988.7101> cell: 805.444.3730<tel:805.444.3730> wccriticalcare.com<http://wccriticalcare.com> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE : This message and any included attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential information belonging to the sender that is legally protected. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail. Thank you. On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Alverson, Verna <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Can a patient be classified as septic from a viral cause? Verna Alverson Inpatient Clinical Quality Analyst Essentia Health-SU/SSC Department Quality Department 1702 South University Drive Fargo ND 58103-4940 P:701-364-3210<tel:701-364-3210> verna.alverson@essentiahealth<mailto:verna.alverson@essentiahealth>.org _______________________________________________ Sepsisgroups mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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