The sepsis definition describes three elements: infection, the host response and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Diagnosis is made based on myriad signs and symptoms, and although infection ...
Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be ...
When most people think of dreaded diseases or conditions, cancer, heart disease or dementia usually top the list. But far fewer realize there’s a silent killer claiming hundreds of thousands of lives ...
Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected ...
Mayo native Ciaran Staunton and his wife Orlaith have reached a his­toric mile­stone in their dec­ade-long cam­paign to reform Amer­ican health­care. Last week, the US House of Rep­res­ent­at­ives ...
Novant Health has achieved a more than 50% reduction in sepsis mortality across its hospitals since 2021, following coordinated efforts to improve early identification and treatment. The Winston-Salem ...
In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among ...
A British woman’s story of developing sepsis due to the habit of holding in her urine for long hours while working extended shifts has been reported. According to the British *The Sun* and other ...
End Sepsis, the movement launched by Irish parents Ciaran and Orlaith Staunton following the death of their 12-year-old son Rory in New York in 2012, announced yesterday, June 5, that the SEPSIS Act ...