[Role of nurses in the evaluation of septic patients]. / Ruolo infermieristico nella valutazione del paziente settico.

ICU nurses hold an important role in the management of septic patients underlining with their ability to recognize SIRS that is the first step in the proinflammatory and procoagulant cascade following an infection. Early and timely approach to organ dysfunction can indeed modify the damages due to hypoperfusion. The ability to recognize organ dysfunction using different monitoring devices available should be part of the nursing attitudes.