Every year, sepsis affects around 1.7 million people in the United States. Around 1 in 3 deaths in hospitals result from sepsis, and 350,00 people die because of it each year.

Now, a new blood test is helping to change that. By enabling faster, more accurate diagnosis in Emergency Departments (ED) ...

The annual sepsis update distilled a year’s worth of high-impact evidence into practice-ready guidance for busy hospitalists.

According to Telhiard, there have been several positive outcomes following the implementation of the sepsis protocol and the IntelliSep tool. Length of stay has decreased, along with revisits, and the ...

Bacteremia vs Sepsis Symptoms. Some people with bacteremia do not get any symptoms, while others have just a mild fever. 4 Sepsis can cause the following symptoms 4: Persistent fever; ...

Administration of acetaminophen within 48h of intensive care unit admission was associated with reduced short- and long-term ...

In the UK, 245,000 people are affected by sepsis every year. UK sepsis experts said that “anything which might reduce the burden of a condition which claims one in five lives worldwide needs to ...

In this conversation, Ochsner Health's Stephen Saenz, sepsis program manager, and Teresa Arrington, director of robust process improvement for quality & patient safety, reveal how a mix of smart ...

Nova Scotia is improving its methods for early detection of sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the immune ...

Sepsis risk models for resistant gram-negative infections vary by hospital and patient group, highlighting the need for local ...