Treatment of septic shock should be started as soon as possible, preferably within the first hour of detection, with the use of antibiotics, drugs to regulate blood pressure, hydration in the vein, in addition to a strict monitoring of vital data and examinations.
This treatment is performed by the doctor of the hospital, preferably in the intensive care unit, in addition to the medicines it is of fundamental importance to carry out tests to identify the focus of infection, such as cultures, microbiological and immunological tests, in order to be able to choose the most appropriate antibiotic and eliminate the effects of bacteria on the body.
- Septic shock is a state of exaggerated inflammation of the body due to infection.
- Which causes changes in blood flow.
- Lower blood pressure.
- With risk of organ failure and death.
- Understand what septic shock is and how to identify it.
Signs of improved septic shock appear within a few hours of starting treatment and include normalization of blood pressure, heart rate and breathing, increased urine production, decreased blood lactate levels, regularized breathing, and decreased fever.
Signs of worsening septic shock appear when there is no adequate response to treatment, resulting in organ failure, identified by signs such as mental confusion, breathing difficulties, coma, kidney failure, bleeding and respiratory arrest.