I would like to understand how my peers are abstracting a particular issue. I 
have a question for the group...

If you have a patient in the EC and the physician lists as part of the 
differential diagnoses a UTI or PNA. Then the physician documents as his final 
EC diagnosis respiratory failure, COPD with exacerbation. Then let's say the 
patient does have the clinical signs to support severe sepsis. (temp 102, Pulse 
124, Respiratory failure documented and placed on vent).

Do you count the differential diagnoses of UTI and PNA as a source of infection 
in this scenario?

Thanks,
Debra

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Excellent question.

  First: The SEP -1 bundle requires that to enter it you must have " 2 + 1" due 
to infection with the word sepsis in the documentation being enough to satisfy 
the "infection" part of the bundle.

  Second: Although Lactate levels > 2 mmol/L are not part of the SOFA score ( 
Sepsis 3), it is evidence of organ dysfunction in  SEP-1 bundle

  Third:  P/F ratios were left out of SEP -1 bundle defining organ dysfunction, 
(but will  be added with the next update), they are  part of Sepsis 3 
definition SOFA score.

  Finally:  In regards to septic shock,  with SEP 1 bundle has evidence of 
hypoperfusion that persist despite fluid administration as evidenced by blood 
pressure parameters OR lactate level > 4 mmol/L in a patient with documented 
severe sepsis, where Sepsis 3 definition requires both with different lactate 
levels (>2 mmo/L) and requiring vasopressors.

To make matters worse as stated earlier, the RACs will apply sepsis 3 
definition to non traditional Medicare

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Great question.

And do the new SSC guidelines conflict with the CMS SEP-1 bundles in anyway??

My sense is that all of this is getting more complicated with limited added 
value for the some of the recent changes.

Please set me straight.

George


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Greetings,

Have any facilities incorporated the new Sepsis definition and guidelines into 
their practice and would you be willing to share?

What were some of your ?first steps? in preparing for your transition?

Tyra Thompson, RN
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All

The qSOFA is an un-validated screening tool in the hospital environment.

It has not been tested in the inpatient environment in a RCT, a 
quasi-experimental trial, or even a side-by-side trial for screening Sepsis 
patients.

It has been validated in one EMS community in the Seattle area, as an 
assessment tool for prioritizing patients and run levels.

CMS has chosen to stay with methods that have significant research validity to 
maintain best practice in the care and treatment of the Sepsis patient.

Further research needs to be done in both the ED and inpatient areas to 
validate the use of SIRS, qSOFA, or a combination of these two to develop a 
strong evidence based tool that can be used by healthcare professionals in 
multiple environments.


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Greetings,

Have any facilities incorporated the new Sepsis definition and guidelines into 
their practice and would you be willing to share?

What were some of your "first steps" in preparing for your transition?

Tyra Thompson, RN
Quality Management Specialist
Putnam Hospital Center
670 Stoneleigh Avenue l Carmel, NY 10512 l (845)279-5711 Extension 4027 
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If CMS only accepts IV antibiotics, why is Augumentin on the list for 
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Greetings,

Have any facilities incorporated the new Sepsis definition and guidelines into 
their practice and would you be willing to share?

What were some of your "first steps" in preparing for your transition?

Tyra Thompson, RN
Quality Management Specialist
Putnam Hospital Center
670 Stoneleigh Avenue l Carmel, NY 10512 l (845)279-5711 Extension 4027
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