Treatment pathways and what to expect
Patient-focused overview of emergency and ICU treatments.
Emergency department care
- Rapid assessment, blood tests, cultures, antibiotics, IV fluids, oxygen, and imaging to find the source.
- If blood pressure remains low, clinicians may use vasopressors and admit to higher-acuity care.
ICU care (if severe)
- Close monitoring, organ support (ventilation, dialysis), vasopressors, and procedures for source control.
- Complications can include clotting problems, kidney injury, delirium, and long recovery.
Aftercare
- Post-sepsis syndrome can involve fatigue, weakness, cognitive changes, anxiety/depression.
- Rehabilitation and follow-up matter; survivors may need physiotherapy, wound care, or prosthetics if complications occurred.
Sepsis‑ready Anonamed checklist
If sepsis is suspected, minutes matter. Keep these fields current so clinicians can treat fast and safely.
- Allergies — especially antibiotics (penicillins/cephalosporins), contrast, latex
- Current medications — anticoagulants, steroids, chemotherapy/biologics, insulin
- Immunocompromised status — transplant, HIV, neutropenia, long‑term steroids
- Asplenia / hyposplenia flag — “high risk of overwhelming infection”
- Major conditions — heart/lung/kidney/liver disease, diabetes, pregnancy/post‑partum
- Devices / recent procedures — lines, catheters, implants, recent surgery
- Baseline vitals where relevant (e.g., usual BP, oxygen, pulse)
- Emergency contacts and preferred hospital/doctor (if applicable)
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