International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008 2008严重感染和感染性休克 治疗指南概要 MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS The grades of recommendations (A-E) and grades of evidence (I-V) are defined at the end of the "Major Recommendations" field
Initial Resuscitation 1
The resuscitation of a patient in severe sepsis or sepsis-induced tissue hypoperfusion (hypotension or lactic acidosis) should begin as soon as the syndrome is recognized and should not be delayed pending intensive care unit (ICU) admission
An elevated serum lactate concentration identifies tissue hypoperfusion in patients at risk who are not hypotensive
During the first 6 hrs of resuscitation, the goals of initial resuscitation of sepsis-induced hypoperfusion should include all of the following as one part of a tr