Suspected Sepsis Clinical Pathway — N/IICU
Suspected Sepsis Clinical Pathway — N/IICU
High-risk Conditions
- Corrected age < term (37 wks)
- Central line, especially if present for more than 2-3 wks (risk increases with increasing dwell time)
- Presence of hardware (e.g., Foley catheter, VP shunt, EVD, neurosurgical devices, ECMO, cardiac hardware, pleural or peritoneal drains)
- Previous bloodstream infection
- History of MSSA or MRSA colonization
- Surgical anomalies
- Congenital anomaly requiring surgery
- Concerns with skin integrity
- Lymphatic conditions
- Metabolic conditions
- Malignancy
- Immunocompromised
- Steroid use
- Proton pump inhibitor or H2 blocker use
- Asplenia
- Static encephalopathy