Body temperature and sepsis
Additional information about body temperature in sepsis has been added to the Assessment of sepsis page.
Resuscitation
Adult sepsis pathway
Information about the Adult sepsis pathway has been added to the Assessment of sepsis page.
Management of sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has had a number of other small updates and improvements.
Infective source control in sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has been updated with additional information about infective source control.
Speed of IV administration of different antibiotics
The Management of sepsis page has been updated with information about the maximum speed of IV administration of commonly used antibiotics.
Temperature measurement page changed to Body temperature page
The name of the Temperature measurement page has been changed to the Body temperature page.
Normal body temperature
The Body temperature page has been updated with a segment on normal body temperature. Spoiler alert – it is not 37C when taken by a tympanic infrared thermometer…
LVOT VTi and fluid responsiveness
The Assessment of intravascular volume page has been updated with a short segment on LVOT VTi and fluid responsiveness.
Antibiotic administration in sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has been updated with additional information about antibiotic administration in sepsis.
Concomitant viral infections and bacterial sepsis
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with information about the frequency of concomitant viral infections in sepsis.
Cardiac dysfunction in sepsis
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with additional information about cardiac dysfunction in sepsis.
Management of sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has had a number of other updates and formatting improvements.
Sources of fluid loss in sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has been updated with a short segment on the sources of fluid loss in sepsis.
Permanent transvenous pacemakers page created
A new page called Permanent transvenous pacemakers has been created from the contents of the previous Pacemakers page to make the page sizes more manageable.
Bacteraemia
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with additional information about bacteraemia.
Thromboembolic risk in AFib
The AFib arrhythmia management page has been updated with additional information about the thromboembolic risk from cardioversion based on the original published studies in this area.
Paediatric sepsis management
The Management of sepsis page has been updated with additional paediatric recommendations, based on the 2026 Paediatric surviving sepsis guidelines.
Old definitions of sepsis removed
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with the removal of the old definitions of sepsis.
Definitions of sepsis
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with some refinement of the definitions of sepsis.
History in assessment of volume status
The Assessment of intravascular volume page has been updated with a new short segment on history.