The prediction of septic shock outcomes and the selection of early optimal treatment may become more precise, thanks to a new biomarker-based tool. The investigative Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk ...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly trained AI might be able to help identify children who are at risk of sepsis within the next 48 hours, researchers say. The AI pointed out kids at ...

Sepsis ranks among the deadliest illnesses a child can face. It’s an infection that spirals out of control, causing organ failure and often death. Every second counts. Yet in emergency rooms, doctors ...

Unlike adults, children don’t typically experience low blood pressure — a sign of septic shock — until later stages of the illness. Therefore, the guidelines outline a two-phase process to help ...

ORLANDO -- For children with suspected or confirmed infection admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), the Phoenix sepsis criteria could be used to identify those at the highest risk of ...

Children who received surgery during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 developed life-threatening sepsis at higher rates than pre-pandemic, according to new research out in the journal ...

A new national study involving 5,150 children who survived severe illness from sepsis found that one in five either developed a new disease or had an existing disease worsen within six months of ...

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Russell McLuckie, from Denny, near Falkirk, died aged 28 from multi-organ failure through cardiac arrest as a result of ...

Two days into a family trip, I spiked a 103 fever and didn't feel great. At the hospital, I was diagnosed with sepsis and felt guilty for ruining my family's trip. I learned I can't control what ...