PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Johnston, Andrew McD
AU  - Easby, D
AU  - Ewington, I
TI  - Sepsis management in the deployed field hospital
AID  - 10.1136/jramc-2013-000089
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
PG  - 175--180
VI  - 159
IP  - 3
4099  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/159/3/175.short
4100  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/159/3/175.full
SO  - J R Army Med Corps2013 Sep 01; 159
AB  - Sepsis, a syndrome caused by severe infection, affects a small proportion of military casualties but has a significant effect in increasing morbidity and mortality, including causing some preventable deaths. Casualties with abdominal trauma and those with significant tissue loss appear to be at a greater risk of sepsis. In this article, the diagnosis and management of sepsis in military casualties with reference to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines are examined. We discuss the management considerations specific to military casualties in the deployed setting and also discuss factors affecting evacuation by the UK Royal Air Force Critical Care Air Support Team.