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Updates and Future Directions

One-Hour Concurrent Session

Pro/Con: Are Sepsis Outcomes Really Modifiable?

Monday, April 18, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM US CST

CE: 1.0

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Mitchell Levy, MD, MCCM

Professor of Medicine, Division Chief Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Brown University School of Medicine
Providence, Rhode Island

No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose

Morbidity and mortality are substantial in sepsis patients. However, underlying comorbidities predisposing to sepsis may be dominant contributors to poor outcomes. This pro/con debate will explore the evidence regarding the degree to which sepsis outcomes may be modifiable.

Learning Objectives:

Debate evidence from the literature regarding risks of adverse outcomes in sepsis patients attributable to the sepsis event versus comorbid conditions
Evaluate whether sepsis clinical trial results can be used to assess the modifiability of sepsis outcomes
Discuss how the evidence may best inform both clinical practice and future clinical trials to improve sepsis outcomes

Presentations:

Pro: We CAN Move the Needle on Sepsis Outcomes
Concurrent Session Faculty: Christa Schorr, DNP, MSN, RN, FCCM – Cooper Hospital University Medical Center
Con: Why Focusing on Sepsis Outcomes is Problematic
Concurrent Session Faculty: Emily Brant, MD, MS – UPMC Presbyterian