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5 days ago · An avoidable death of a three-year-old child from sepsis A report by the Health Service Ombudsman for England; Time to Act: Severe Sepsis rapid diagnosis and treatment saves lives Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (2014) Root Cause Analysis Investigation Report 2014/41975.
Critical Appraisal of the Literature. To evaluate clinically relevant articles regarding the diagnosis and early management of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock, a search of the National Library of Medicine PubMed database was performed using the following search terms: sepsis management, septic shock management, and clinical sepsis treatment guidelines, with a date range of 2000 to 2018.
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1 day ago · Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This initial stage of sepsis is followed by suppression of the immune system. Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion.
- May be rapid (less than three hours) or prolonged (several days)
- Immune response triggered by an infection
5 days ago · Background Sepsis is an infection-related systemic inflammatory response that often leads to elevated lactate levels. Monitoring lactate levels during severe sepsis is vital for influencing clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the association between plasma lactate levels and mortality in children with severe sepsis or septic shock. Methods The current prospective study was ...
1 day ago · Defining Sepsis. Sepsis is an inflammatory injury to the body resulting from the host immune response to an infectious stimulus. Sepsis results in the hospitalization of more than 700,000 people each year in the United States, with an associated mortality rate of ~20%. [6] When an expert consensus panel created a clinically applicable ...
3 days ago · Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of childhood mortality. Limited diagnostic tools and mechanistic insights have hampered our abilities to develop prophylactic or therapeutic interventions.
