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Rios EM, Breda KL. Time Is Survival: Continuing Education on Sepsis for Neurosurgical Critical Care Nurses. J Contin Educ Nurs 2024; 55:224-230. [PMID: 38108815 DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20231211-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early identification of sepsis among neurosurgical critical care patients is a significant challenge because of the many possible confounding variables that lead to altered mental status in this specific patient population. Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and practices related to the early identification and management of sepsis are crucial to patients' survival. METHOD This evidence-based intervention project implemented continuing education for neurosurgical critical care nurses on the early signs and symptoms of sepsis and the management of sepsis according to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) Guidelines. RESULTS Continuing education on sepsis increased neurosurgical critical care nurses' knowledge of the SSC 1-hour sepsis bundle, reported confidence in the management of sepsis, and likelihood of assessing for sepsis. CONCLUSION Continuing education for neurosurgical critical care nurses on the signs and symptoms of sepsis and the SSC Guidelines is necessary and may improve patient outcomes. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2024;55(5):224-230.].
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Sever Z, Schlapbach LJ, Gilholm P, Jessup M, Phillips N, George S, Gibbons K, Harley A. Impact of parental and healthcare professional concern on the diagnosis of pediatric sepsis: a diagnostic accuracy study. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1140121. [PMID: 37138568 PMCID: PMC10149924 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1140121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Objective The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends systematic screening for sepsis. Although many sepsis screening tools include parent or healthcare professional concern, there remains a lack of evidence to support this practice. We aimed to test the diagnostic accuracy of parent and healthcare professional concern in relation to illness severity, to diagnose sepsis in children. Design This prospective multicenter study measured the level of concern for illness severity as perceived by the parent, treating nurse and doctor using a cross-sectional survey. The primary outcome was sepsis, defined as a pSOFA score >0. The unadjusted area under receiver-operating characteristic curves (AUC) and adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) were calculated. Setting Two specialised pediatric Emergency Departments in Queensland. Patients Children aged 30 days to 18 years old that were evaluated for sepsis. Intervention None. Main Results 492 children were included in the study, of which 118 (23.9%) had sepsis. Parent concern was not associated with sepsis (AUC 0.53, 95% CI: 0.46-0.61, aOR: 1.18; 0.89-1.58) but was for PICU admission (OR: 1.88, 95% CI: 1.17-3.19) and bacterial infection (aOR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.14-1.92). Healthcare professional concern was associated with sepsis in both unadjusted and adjusted models (nurses: AUC 0.57, 95% CI-0.50, 0.63, aOR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.02-1.63; doctors: AUC 0.63, 95% CI: 0.55, 0.70, aOR: 1.61, 95% CI: 1.14-2.19). Conclusions While our study does not support the broad use of parent or healthcare professional concern in isolation as a pediatric sepsis screening tool, measures of concern may be valuable as an adjunct in combination with other clinical data to support sepsis recognition. Clinical Trial Registration ACTRN12620001340921.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zoe Sever
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Correspondence: Zoe Sever
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- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care and Neonatology, Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
| | - Patricia Gilholm
- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
| | - Melanie Jessup
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Emergency Department, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Departments of Emergency Medicine and Children's Critical Care Service, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
| | - Amanda Harley
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Departments of Emergency Medicine and Children's Critical Care Service, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
- Critical Care Nursing Management Team, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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