Early identification of septic shock and coordination among emergency department staff and other teams is vital for improving patient outcomes
Septic shock is sepsis in its most severe form, when blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level. It is part of the sepsis timeline that starts with infection, moves into sepsis and can then progress to become septic shock.
Emergency Nurse. 32, 5, 6-8. doi: 10.7748/en.32.5.6.s2
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