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*So, for our purposes we will be using the Brussels score:
*So, for our purposes we will be using the Brussels score:
**Consider a patient to have severe sepsis if they meet criteria for sepsis AND have any one of the following criteria:
**Consider a patient to have severe sepsis if they meet criteria for sepsis AND have any one of the following criteria:
***Systolic BP <90 and iv fluids alone are not sufficient (e.g. on any vasoactive agents)  
***Systolic BP <90 and iv fluids alone are not sufficient (e.g. on any vasoactive agents)   AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***PaO2/FIO2 ratio <300 AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***PaO2/FIO2 ratio <300         AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***GCS<13 AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***GCS<13                       AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***Platelet count <80 AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***Platelet count <80           AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***Serum creatinine >180 AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***Serum creatinine >180         AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***Total bilirubin >34 AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC
***Total bilirubin >34           AND THIS IS NOT KNOWN TO BE CHRONIC


=== Identifying the organism responsible ===
=== Identifying the organism responsible ===