Understanding Infectious Disease Consultation Role for Septic Patients in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

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Authors

Marisa Stratelak, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Cloe Nazeer, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Bhavinkumar Dalal, Corewell Health East

Description

• Sepsis is a medical emergency requiring immediate recognition and prompt treatment.
• 1 in every 3 hospitalized patients who die have sepsis1.
• The mortality rate for patients with severe sepsis in the intensive care unit (ICU) is 32.2%2.
• Early intervention with fluid resuscitation and intravenous antibiotics can reduce mortality rates by 7-9%3.
• Infectious disease (ID) consultation on antimicrobial therapy in the ICU is associated with reduced ICU mortality and ICU length of stay (LOS)4.
• Gaps in literature exist regarding frequency of ID consultation for septic patients in the ICU, including comparing outcomes of patients with and without ID consultation.
• It is hypothesized ID consultation results in decreased LOS and mortality rate of septic patients in the medical intensive care unit (MICU).

Publication Date

5-2024

Keywords

Sepsis

Disciplines

Pulmonology

Recommended Citation

Stratelak M, Nazeer C, Dalal B. Understanding infectious disease consultation role for septic patients in the medical intensive care unit. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2024 May; Rochester Hills, MI.

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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2024.