2017
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-017-0316-2
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Neue SEPSIS-3-Definition

Abstract: The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) have been available since the beginning of 2016. SEPSIS-3 completely replaces the old SIRS criteria in the definition of sepsis and defines sepsis from now on as "life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection". However, it seems questionable whether in clinical practice the new definition is really superior to the old one. The most important question is the following: Is it helpful to h… Show more

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“…These higher frequencies of sepsis diagnoses were observed although sepsis-1/2 criteria for ‘simple’ sepsis [ 10 , 11 ], not ‘severe sepsis’, were applied. Considering that sepsis-3 sought to require the presence of organ dysfunction and was thought to replace the former ‘severe sepsis’ [ 2 ], the increase in sepsis diagnoses according to SOFA≥2 contradicts expectations [ 18 , 19 , 40 43 ], reinforcing the question whether SOFA along with the threshold of 2 was an adequate operationalization of organ dysfunction [ 21 , 31 , 44 46 ]. This is of special interest, as the importance of considering patients’ severity of illness when deciding about the breadth of antibiotics has been highlighted [ 47 , 48 ] and studies document that patients with less severe disease suffer from negative consequences of antibiotic overuse [ 8 , 47 , 49 , 50 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These higher frequencies of sepsis diagnoses were observed although sepsis-1/2 criteria for ‘simple’ sepsis [ 10 , 11 ], not ‘severe sepsis’, were applied. Considering that sepsis-3 sought to require the presence of organ dysfunction and was thought to replace the former ‘severe sepsis’ [ 2 ], the increase in sepsis diagnoses according to SOFA≥2 contradicts expectations [ 18 , 19 , 40 43 ], reinforcing the question whether SOFA along with the threshold of 2 was an adequate operationalization of organ dysfunction [ 21 , 31 , 44 46 ]. This is of special interest, as the importance of considering patients’ severity of illness when deciding about the breadth of antibiotics has been highlighted [ 47 , 48 ] and studies document that patients with less severe disease suffer from negative consequences of antibiotic overuse [ 8 , 47 , 49 , 50 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Vor diesem Hintergrund können (nichtspezifische) SIRS-Kriterien wie Neutrophilie und Pyrexie eine wichtige Ergänzung zur Diagnose der zugrunde liegenden Infektion darstellen. Ob SEPSIS-3 allerdings den designierten Zielen gerecht werden kann, wird in der Literatur und in Fachkreisen ebenso umfassend und kontrovers diskutiert [7] wie die sehr strikten Empfehlungen der SSC [5].…”
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“…Weiter kann der zur Diagnosestellung notwendige Anstieg des SOFA-Scores von mind. 2 Punkten bei multimorbiden Patienten (die in einer oder mehreren Kategorien des SOFA-Scores bereits keine Punkte mehr hinzugewinnen können) u. U. erst in einem späten Stadium der Sepsis objektiv messbar sein und damit Diagnose und Therapiestart unnötig verschleppen [7,8].…”
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“…Whether or not SEPSIS-3 can fulfil all expectations remains questionable. On a critical note, the introduction of organ dysfunction as an obligatory diagnostic criterium may, under certain circumstances, delay definitive diagnosis until a later, possibly more severe disease stage [8]. A consequence of this would be, e. g., a delayed (and potentially less effective) initiation of treatment.…”
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