Severe sepsis

A clinical review of the indications for, and subsequent implementation of, a pilot pre-hospital sepsis pathway within NWAS

‘an overwhelming uncontrolled, systemic inflammatory response which is mediated by the immune system, the vascular endothelium and inflammatory pathways in response to an infective trigger’ .

Can paramedics treat sepsis?

The Pre-hospital Piperacillin/Tazobactam (PrePip) project tested the concept that UK paramedics could accurately recognise sepsis, aseptically take blood cultures, and safely and rapidly treat septic...

A pilot study exploring the accuracy of pre-hospital sepsis recognition in the North East Ambulance Service

It is estimated there are at least 100 000 cases of severe sepsis each year in the UK, although the true prevalence of sepsis may be higher due to under recognition (Cronshaw et al, 2011). Mortality...

Can pre-hospital recognition and intervention improve outcome for patients with severe sepsis?

A comprehensive literature review was completed to evaluate the available evidence, undertaken in late 2013.

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