Early recognition of sepsis remains challenging given heterogeneity in presentation. Existing screening tools have not yet ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have shown that hospitals can more accurately classify sepsis patients into four distinct categories that prioritize early interventions for those at the highest ...

Today, nearly all patients with septic shock receive the same first-line therapy. However, early research suggests that some ...

Sepsis and septic shock appear to be more common than heart attacks or pulmonary blood clots among patients having general surgery, and the death rate for patients with septic shock is approximately ...

Five years ago, Dana Mirman noticed a small bump on her shoulder that she thought was an insect bite. Within 24 hours, her shoulder became extremely swollen, she was experiencing flu-like symptoms, ...

Hallie Prescott receives funding from National Institutes of Health and the American Thoracic Society Foundation. Theodore Iwashyna receives funding from the US NIH and Veterans Affairs Health ...

Recombinant human activated protein C (drotrecogin alfa (activated)) (Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN, USA) was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for severe sepsis. 11 To our ...

Sepsis, the leading cause of death in hospitals in the United States, kills more than 200,000 people every year, and the number is growing. Severe sepsis is a common but deadly condition. It is ...

Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition brought on by the body’s exaggerated reaction to an infection. It can be caused by common infections, such as influenza, by bacteria, virus, fungi and sometimes ...

Sepsis can be described as a very dangerous medical condition triggered by an immune system response. In most cases of ...