Table 2 Extract from the Surviving Sepsis Care bundles [3]
From: The early antibiotic therapy in septic patients - milestone or sticking point?
To be completed within 3Â hours | |
1. | Measure lactate levels. |
2. | Obtain blood cultures prior to administration of antibiotics. |
3. | Administer broad-spectrum antibiotics. |
4. | Administer 30Â mL/kg crystalloid for hypotension of lactate of at least 4Â mmol/L. |