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    Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency caused by your body’s overwhelming response to an infection. Without urgent treatment, it can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death.

    Sepsis can affect anyone, but people with any kind of infection, especially bacteremia, are at a particularly high risk. Other people who are at a high risk include: 1. People older than 65 years old, newbornsand infants, and pregnant people. 2. People with medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cancer and kidney disease. 3. People with weak...

    More than 1.7 million people in the United States receive a diagnosis of sepsis each year. There are differences in sepsis rates among different demographic groups. Sepsis is more common among older adults, with incidence increasing with each year after the age of 65 years old.

  2. Feb 10, 2023 · Sepsis is a serious condition in which the body responds improperly to an infection. The infection-fighting processes turn on the body, causing the organs to work poorly. Sepsis may progress to septic shock. This is a dramatic drop in blood pressure that can damage the lungs, kidneys, liver and other organs.

  3. Oct 13, 2020 · Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by an exaggerated reaction of the body to an infection, that leads to organ failure or even death. Since sepsis can kill a patient even in just one ...

    • Davide Chicco, Giuseppe Jurman
    • 2020
  4. Feb 10, 2023 · Different medications are used in treating sepsis and septic shock. They include: Antibiotics. Treatment with antibiotics begins as soon as possible. Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which are effective against a variety of bacteria, are often used first. When blood tests results show which germ is causing the infection, the first antibiotic may get ...

  5. Feb 8, 2023 · Sepsis symptoms can range from mild to severe. Complications are more likely in severe cases. These complications can include: blood clots. an increased risk of infection. tissue death ( gangrene ...

  6. Feb 1, 2024 · Sepsis: Symptoms include fever, fast heart rate, fast breathing, confusion, and body pain. Severe sepsis: Symptoms of sepsis, plus difficulty breathing, abnormal liver tests, and peeing less or ...

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