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01-12-2019 | Computed Tomography | Editorial
How I search for a sepsis source
Authors:
Jan J. De Waele, Yasser Sakr
Published in:
Critical Care
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Issue 1/2019
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Excerpt
Identifying the infection source in a sepsis patient is important [
1] as it allows for better antibiotic choices, recognizes the need for ancillary treatment, and identifies the need for source control interventions [
2,
3]. Searching for the source of infection cannot be disconnected from the other aspects of sepsis management [
4]. We will start antibiotics based on local guidelines in parallel to the search for the infection source in these patients, but we adopt a watchful waiting strategy in doubtful cases without life-threatening organ failure [
5]. …