What is the Sepsis Six tool and how and when should I use it?
Sian Annakin Deteriorating patient lead, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Deteriorating Patient Team, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands
Implementation of the protocol, updates and other guidance for nurses to consider
Early recognition and treatment of sepsis has been driven internationally by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign and Sepsis-3 definition (Rhodes et al 2016, Singer et al 2016, Levy et al 2018).
Emergency Nurse.
30, 6, 17-17.
doi: 10.7748/en.30.6.17.s7
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