RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sepsis management in the deployed field hospital
JF Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
JO J R Army Med Corps
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP 175
OP 180
DO 10.1136/jramc-2013-000089
VO 159
IS 3
A1 Johnston, Andrew McD
A1 Easby, D
A1 Ewington, I
YR 2013
UL http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/159/3/175.abstract
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.