Septic Shock Criteria: Identifies the high-mortality subset of sepsis patients. Defined by vasopressor need and elevated lactate despite resuscitation.
Shock Classification
Standard sepsis monitoring. Circulatory/metabolic criteria for shock not fully met.
Verified
Last Review: 2026-07-17
Singer M et al. • JAMA.. 2016;Landmark consensus that clarified the differentiation between sepsis and septic shock.
Last Comprehensive Review: 2026-07-17
Clinical Context
We think this has broad domain relevance to Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) Criteria.
Clinical Context
We think this has broad domain relevance to Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) Criteria.
Clinical Context
We think this has broad domain relevance to Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) Criteria.
