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 ...

The updated guidance for people aged 16 and over recommends using smaller amounts of intravenous fluid initially for those at risk of serious illness or death due to sepsis. Patients should be ...

A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same patient, ...

Black children with sepsis are more likely to die than white or Hispanic kids, a study published Dec. 14 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health found. Researchers analyzed data on 9,816 children with ...

Patients over 16 years with suspected sepsis should get smaller amounts of intravenous fluid initially and then have regular reassessments to tailor treatment, updated guidelines recommend.1 At least ...

Sepsis is the deadliest and most expensive condition treated in hospital critical care units, with septic shock carrying a 34% mortality rate. Early sepsis detection is critical to saving lives and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

About 30,000 to 40,000 opioid use disorder patients are hospitalized with sepsis each year. The Sepsis Alliance is highlighting the intersection of sepsis and opioid use disorders. Sepsis develops in ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires you act fast. You can't just "sleep on it," like I almost did, back when I didn't even know what sepsis was. Today, I feel fortunate I'm here to ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolters Kluwer, Health today announced that Phoebe Putney Health System, a not-for-profit health system in southwest Georgia, has selected POC Advisor™ for earlier ...