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The proposed new definition of maternal sepsis is “a life-threatening condition defined as an organ dysfunction caused by an infection during pregnancy, delivery, puerperium, or after an abortion.”. 10. This definition is useful for documenting confirmed cases of sepsis and allowing comparisons of the frequency of sepsis in different settings.
Mar 4, 2021 · From septic patients, socioeconomic and clinical data as well as blood cultures were collected and they were followed until discharge or death; 28-day mortality was determined. Results: In 170 patients with sepsis, the overall mortality rate was 29.4%. The recognition rate by treating physicians after initial clinical assessment was low (12.4%).
According to the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3), sepsis is a syndrome defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection [ Shankar-Hari, 2016; Singer, 2016]. Septic shock is a subset of sepsis, which describes circulatory, cellular, and metabolic ...
Aug 18, 2023 · Abstract. Sepsis syndromes have been recognized since antiquity yet still pose significant challenges to modern medicine. One of the biggest challenges lies in the heterogeneity of triggers and its protean clinical manifestations, as well as its rapidly progressive and lethal nature. Thus, there is a critical need for biomarkers that can ...
Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It may lead to shock, multi-organ failure, and death – especially if not recognized early and treated promptly. Sepsis is the final common pathway to death from most infectious diseases worldwide, including viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19.
Oct 4, 2023 · Introduction. Sepsis can be defined as “life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection”. 1 It is a rare but serious response to infection, in which the body’s immune system goes into overdrive, setting off a cascade of negative consequences. The incidence of sepsis is increasing.
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