Early recognition and management of maternal sepsis

12^th Nursing and Healthcare Congress

October 03-05, 2016 Vancouver, Canada

Lori Olvera

San Jose State & Fresno State Consortium Program, USA

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Septic shock is rare in pregnancy; however, sepsis remains an important contributor to maternal mortality. The perinatal patient can appear deceptively well before rapidly deteriorating to septic shock. There is a need for protocols regarding early recognition and management of maternal sepsis. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign developed guidelines to provide guidance for the clinician caring for patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. We evaluated compliance with early goal directed therapy before, during, and following the implementation of a standardized physician order set and interprofessional education for nurses and physicians in the perinatal setting. The systemic inflammatory response criteria were adjusted for consideration of the physiological effects of pregnancy to accurately screen for sepsis. A retrospective study included 97 patients screening positive for sepsis from April 2014 to January 2015. The indicators for early goal-directed therapy included drawing of lactate and blood cultures, administration of 30ml/kg crystalloid intravenous fluid bolus, additionally the administration of a broad-spectrum antibiotic to determine the effects of sepsis protocol. When comparing pre and post intervention in patients with sepsis, statistical significance was achieved for draw lactate (p=. 029), administering a broad-spectrum antibiotic (p=. 006), and drawing a repeat lactate (p=. 034). In patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, statistical significance was achieved for administering a broad-spectrum antibiotic (p=. 010). The importance of education and a perinatal sepsis protocol using a multidisciplinary approach can improve compliance with the sepsis bundles.

Biography :

Email: olveral@sutterhealth.org