Increased nurse staffing levels and intensivist hours were linked to significantly lower sepsis rates at a sample of Massachusetts hospitals, a study published in Critical Care Nurse found. The study ...

Researchers at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, conducting independent research on whether pending nurse staffing ...

Dawn Nagel, a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., knew she was going to have a busy day, with more than a dozen patients showing signs of sepsis. They included a 61-year-old mechanic with ...

Henry Ford clinicians recently presented their sepsis tactics in a CDC webinar series, which includes empowering nurses working in the ED to fast track the process of performing lactate tests. Too ...

Sepsis and Mortality: Sober Facts Elements of a Sepsis Screening Program Principles for a Successful Pilot Program References Principles for a Successful Pilot Program Several important considerations ...

SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Each year, about 1.7 million adults in the US develop sepsis and it kills approximately 350 thousand. Diagnosis is key for preventing organ failure and even death.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 1.7 million cases of sepsis every year, leading to 300,000 annual deaths. "Sepsis is a potentially lethal condition; ...

A BRAVE nurse who lost both her legs and an arm to sepsis was tragically found hanged, an inquest heard today. Jayne Carpenter, 53, was left with just one limb when she developed sepsis four years ago ...