By Abhishek Ray – Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency triggered by an infection, causing an extreme response in the body. This response can lead to widespread inflammation, tissue damage, and organ failure. It can be caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections.
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By Julie Apppleby – Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room with foot pain.
Recognizing the need to raise awareness and spur prevention, the Sepsis Alliance dubbed September Sepsis Awareness Month. This week’s Friday Five focuses on sepsis awareness…
By Anne Dabrow Woods – Sepsis is one of the leading causes of hospital mortality, present in more than half of the hospital deaths in…
For our Friday Five this week, Healthcare Now Radio reached out to Ginny Kwong, M.D., Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer for Halifax Health,…
The Ohio Hospital Association launched a community partner campaign, OHA SOS, to increase early recognition of the Signs of Sepsis to achieve early intervention for…
The Single Most Expensive Condition in US Hospitals By Stephen Claypool, M.D. @WKHealth Visit Wolters Kluwer Health at HIMSS in booth #1346 Sepsis continues its reign…