A 55-year-old man presents to the emergency department with fever, rigors and hypotension. You suspect sepsis with septic shock. The Sepsis Six care b...

Question

A 55-year-old man presents to the emergency department with fever, rigors and hypotension. You suspect sepsis with septic shock. The Sepsis Six care bundle is initiated. Which of the following actions is not part of the Sepsis Six bundle?

Accepted Answer

Start a vasopressor infusion via a central venous line

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Give high-flow oxygen

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Take blood cultures

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Give intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics

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Give an intravenous crystalloid fluid bolus

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Sepsis

A 55-year-old man presents to the emergency department with fever, rigors and hypotension. You suspect sepsis with septic shock. The Sepsis Six care bundle is initiated. Which of the following actions is not part of the Sepsis Six bundle?