Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which may rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. In the United States alone, sepsis is attributed to more ...

Sepsis is an alarmingly common cause behind ICU admissions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a retrospective, population-based cohort study indicates. Furthermore, it contributes to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a new study, high-acuity patients with sepsis not requiring life support in the ED who were admitted directly ...

Can an otherwise healthy young woman die from what starts out as something akin to a common cold? The answer is, shockingly, yes, when certain telltale signs of a more serious problem go undetected.

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Researchers in China validated the updated SOFA-2 score specifically in sepsis using data from a multicenter randomized trial ...

Procalcitonin, or PCT, screening on the first day of a patient intensive care unit’s admission appears to be a promising diagnostic tool for identifying sepsis, according to a new study in CHEST.

China Medical University Hospital has transformed its ICU into a "command center" that works for clinicians ...

Sepsis alert systems used in emergency departments (EDs) were tied to better patient outcomes, including lower risk of death and shorter hospital stays, according to a systematic review and ...

Daily assessment of procalcitonin (PCT), rather than standard care alone, led to patients spending significantly less time on antibiotics cumulatively in the first 28 days (9.8 days vs 10.7 days, ...

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