TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sepsis A1 - Engineer, Rakesh S. A2 - Sherman, Scott C. A2 - Weber, Joseph M. A2 - Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 - Rahul G., Patwari Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Clinical Emergency Medicine AB - Identification of the septic patient is the important first step. All other critical actions are missed if this does not occur.Lactate measurement is critical to determining sepsis severity, response to therapy, and prognosis.Early administration of appropriate antimicrobials and early goal-directed therapy are the mainstays of treatment.Resuscitation of the critically ill septic patient should occur concurrent or before diagnostic evaluation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101224959 ER -