Septicaemia and septic shock
Description
- Sepsis = life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection (Sepsis-3 definition)
- Septic shock = sepsis + persisting hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain MAP >=65mmHg + lactate >2mmol/L despite adequate fluid resuscitation
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