Sepsis is defined as the manifestation of the systemic inflammatory response to an infectious agent(Chulay&Burns, 2010). Sepsis is a complex condition that is often life threatening. It is characterized by hematological derangements and a profound inflammatory response to an infection or injury. Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the trauma patient. Sepsis following traumatic injury is related to the type of injury, together with the extent of injury and the anatomical location (Picard, O’Donoghue, Young-Kershaw&Russell, 2006).
There are many factors influencing trauma outcome and incidence of its complications such as age, mechanism of injury, associated patient factors (e.g. medical conditions), severity of injury, nutritional status of the patient, involvement of body parts, prehospital care and gender of the patients (Nair, 2009).One of the risk factors for the development of sepsis is malnutrition (Picard, O’Donoghue, Young-Kershaw&Russell, 2006).
The negative consequences of malnutrition have been known for centuries and there is substantial evidence that malnourished hospitalized patients have increase morbidity, …show more content…
Critical care nurses are the health care providers most closely involved in daily care of critically ill patients and so, have opportunity to identify patients at risk for and to look for signs and symptoms of severe sepsis (Beasley, 2010).Critical care nurse is responsible for close monitoring and assessment which are essentials for detection of early signs of SIRS and early intervention is important to ensure good outcome in these patients (Chulay&Burns, 2010). Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the development of sepsis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and body mass index among adult trauma patients at Cairo university
There are many factors influencing trauma outcome and incidence of its complications such as age, mechanism of injury, associated patient factors (e.g. medical conditions), severity of injury, nutritional status of the patient, involvement of body parts, prehospital care and gender of the patients (Nair, 2009).One of the risk factors for the development of sepsis is malnutrition (Picard, O’Donoghue, Young-Kershaw&Russell, 2006).
The negative consequences of malnutrition have been known for centuries and there is substantial evidence that malnourished hospitalized patients have increase morbidity, …show more content…
Critical care nurses are the health care providers most closely involved in daily care of critically ill patients and so, have opportunity to identify patients at risk for and to look for signs and symptoms of severe sepsis (Beasley, 2010).Critical care nurse is responsible for close monitoring and assessment which are essentials for detection of early signs of SIRS and early intervention is important to ensure good outcome in these patients (Chulay&Burns, 2010). Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the development of sepsis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and body mass index among adult trauma patients at Cairo university