Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
2016
Document Type
Project
Course Number
N5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
Dr. John Chovan
Keywords
Sepsis, Sepsis in the ICU, Oncology Sepsis, Sepsis Patho, Significant Pathophysiology
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
Sepsis is a complex systemic illness. According to Kruse et al. (2016), neutropenic sepsis is a frequent complication in cancer patients. Although the underlying disease is curable, once transferred to the ICU with sepsis these patients have poor outcomes. • Patients who develop sepsis are commonly admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. Working on the Medical Intensive Care Unit (JMICU) at the James Cancer Hospital, one sees septic cancer patients often. This cancer diagnosis places patients at a higher risk of developing sepsis. Some patients also have a high risk due to decreased immunity from chemotherapy treatments. Oncology patients can become septic from the common cold or flu, they are highly susceptible to many infections that a typical person can defend from. According to Vioral and Wentley (2015), neutropenic sepsis results as a post-cancer treatment complications and is considered an on-cologic emergency. Neutropenic sepsis can result in mortality, especially if it is not identified at an early stage.
Recommended Citation
Mojzisik, Katie, "Sepsis in the Intensive Care Setting" (2016). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 179.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/179