Robin L. P. Jump, associate professor of medicine, co-wrote an article published in JAMDA—Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
The article, titled “Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings as First Responders for the Surviving Sepsis Campaign,” examines proper treatment for sepsis in nursing facility residents.
Susan M. Levy, of SML Geriatric Medicine Consulting in Frankford, Delaware, and Wayne S. Saltsman, of the Division of Geriatrics at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, were Jump’s co-writers.
About the article
Sepsis disproportionately affects older adults, particularly nursing facility residents who experience twice the rate of admission to intensive care units due to sepsis, a longer hospital stay, and more than twice the mortality than non-nursing home residents.
Professional staff working in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings must recognize residents with an acute change in condition and, when appropriate, consider transferring them to acute care.
Jump and her colleagues proposed PALTC professionals are poised to serve as first responders for residents with suspected sepsis. By engaging in timely and effective management of sepsis in the critical first hours, PALTC staff may help residents survive sepsis.
Read the article on the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association website.