Basic Protocols of Diagnosis and Management
Protolized diagnosis and treatment in severe infection
Qian Zhai, Bo Hu, Ruiqiang Zheng, Lina Zhang, Xianghong Yang, Wenkui Yu, Dan Zhang, Haiyan Yin, Yun Long, Critical Care County Working Group
Published 2017-05-28
Cite as Chin J Crit Care Intensive Care Med, 2017, 03(2): 127-132. DOI: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2096-1537.2017.02.010
Abstract
Infection is one of the major cause of death in critically ill patients. But in the process of diagnosis and treatment of severe infection, there are still some misconceptions that needs to be corrected. The goal of this protocol is to outline the clinical process of diagnosis-treatment-reassessment-adjustment for severe infection, and to standardize physician′s behavior based on the recent guidelines and consensus, so as to decrease the morbidity and bacterial resistance.
Key words:
Severe infection; Infection-siteguided; Reasonable antibiotic stewardship; Evaluation; Treatment duration
Contributor Information
Qian Zhai
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Bo Hu
Department of Intensive Care Unit, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan university, Wuhan 430071, China
Ruiqiang Zheng
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu Province People’s Hospital, Yangzhou 225001, China
Lina Zhang
Department of Intensive Care Unit, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
Xianghong Yang
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial people’s Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China
Wenkui Yu
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling hospital medical school of Nanjing university, Nanjing 210002, China
Dan Zhang
Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Haiyan Yin
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Guangzhou 510220, China
Yun Long
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
Critical Care County Working Group