Surviving Sepsis: Tests, Tools, and Treatments

Sepsis identification and management is as controversial and vexing as ever, but efforts in nursing facilities to identity and track changes in condition, use tools for structured communication, and initiate early management can make an impact, according to a panel of geriatricians and medical directors who addressed this life-threatening response to infection at the annual conference of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.