Sepsis is our number one quality priority: Day 13 of our campaign

November 13, 2018

Message from Phil Harvey, Chief Registrar and ST5 Gastroenterology 

Sepsis is a big priority for clinical teams. We are proactive in diagnosing and treating sepsis in patients when they are first admitted to hospital. However it is much more challenging when patients develop sepsis at a later stage in their hospital admission, especially when this presents to medical teams out of hours. Sources can often be less obvious, for example a drain site, cannula (central or peripheral) or catheter. Often these patients are frail and have multiple co-morbidities. We all need to be vigilant and proactive when caring for these patients.