Septicaemic shock
Septicaemic shock complicates 20% of cases of septicaemia. It is a state of profound tissue hypoperfusion with the following features:
- evidence of infection
- fever or hypothermia
- hypotension
- tachypnoea
- mental confusion
It classically occurs following infection by Gram negative organisms, though in fact shock may also occur due to Gram positive infection as well as fungal infection.
Reference
- Nguyen HB et al. Emergency Department Sepsis Education Program and Strategies to Improve Survival (ED-SEPSIS) Working Group. Severe sepsis and septic shock: review of the literature and emergency department management guidelines. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Jul;48(1):28-54.
Related pages
- Pathogenesis
- Clinical features
- Management of septicaemic shock
- Prognosis
- Septicaemia
- Risk stratification tool for adults, children and young people aged 12 years and over with suspected sepsis
- Risk stratification tool for children aged 5-11 years with suspected sepsis
- Risk stratification tool for children aged under 5 years with suspected sepsis
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