Sepsis is a serious condition that can become life-threatening if not treated quickly. It happens when the body reacts to an infection in a way that harms its own organs, such as the heart, lungs ...

They excluded patients whose records were incomplete with respect to 7 variables of interest (including vital signs, lactate level, and white blood count), leaving them with a sample of 741 patients.

Such cases are rare, but not unheard of; sepsis, which affects at least 750,000 adults a year, can and does affect children. In 2007, a 13-year-old in Chicago named Tony Love almost died after ...

The latest issue of the CDC's monthly Vital Signs report is taking serious aim at correcting practices relating to antibiotic resistance, including recommendations for antibiotic prescription ...

Key takeaways: Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Experts say this should change as many patients “with sepsis” have ...

And so, when we looked at the sepsis rates across all hospitalized pregnant women in the state of Texas, you saw a gradual increase starting around 2018. It is a steady rate of cases up until 2021 ...

Do not worry if you're not sure if it's sepsis – it's still best to call 111. They can tell you what to do, arrange a phone call from a nurse or doctor, or call you an ambulance.

Johns Hopkins engineer Suchi Saria has developed an AI-powered platform that is reducing sepsis mortality rates by 18% in dozens of hospitals across the United States—a significant advance in ...