Sepsis is a condition where the body’s response to infection damages its tissues and organs. If sepsis isn’t recognized early and treated promptly it can become severe and lead to multi-organ system failure or – for more than 6 million people in the developed world each year – death.1
30,000 Canadians are hospitalized each year because of sepsis. More than 30% of these patients will die.2 Does that number alarm you? It should. It’s one of our country’s highest in-hospital mortality rates.
Sepsis can be caught early, treated effectively and prevented from turning severe. The severity and poor outcomes that can result from not doing so are unacceptable. Learn about our work to improve care for sepsis.
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This brochure aims at guiding survivors and their families through the aftermath of sepsis and further recovery. It explains that there is a need for an urgent response due to the consequences of sepsis, including lifelong disabilities.
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This poster provides a list of key signs to monitor for, alerting you to seek attention from your health care provider, whether in hospital or after being discharged home. Early identification and treatment can prevent further deterioration and complications due to sepsis.
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Learn the symptoms of sepsis, the treatments available, how to prevent sepsis and much more.
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This infographic has the information you need to understand and identify the symptoms of sepsis as a patient.
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The provincial Sepsis Clinical Expert Group developed the BC Emergency Department Sepsis Guidelines, taking into account the most up-to-date literature (references below) and expert opinion.
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This Toolkit aims to provide BC inpatient hospital wards with information, resources, and tools to successfully initiate, implement, and spread best practices for sepsis in child and adult populations across BC.
Access the Inpatient Sepsis Toolkit
After completing this free online module you will be able to describe the pathophysiology of sepsis, identify the signs and symptoms of sepsis, and list the steps to treat sepsis effectively to prevent progression to severe sepsis or septic shock. Click the photo on the right to begin.
Note: Health Care Employees in BC wanting a record of completion for this course should access the module through the CCRS.
The BC Sepsis Network is proud to introduce Read by QxMD as a knowledge translation partner in promoting the most up-to-date and best practice guidelines for treating sepsis.
Lactate clearance vs central venous oxygen saturation as goals of early sepsis therapy: a randomized clinical trial
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines 2012: Update for Emergency Physicians
Emergency management of sepsis: The simple stuff saves lives
Click here to try Septris, an innovative web-based game developed by researchers at Stanford University Medical Center to train physicians to make quick treatment decisions for sepsis patients.
British Columbia Sepsis Guidelines 2022 Webinar
Posted in on March 24, 2022
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Empowered Patient: Ten Warning Signs of a Deteriorating Patient
Posted in on October 27, 2021
World Sepsis Day 2021 Panel Discussion: Bridging the Gaps in Post-sepsis Care for Survivors
Posted in on September 21, 2021
World Sepsis Day 2021: Hospital Care Quality Improvement Webinar
Posted in on September 21, 2021
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