Sepsis is a major global health issue causing one in five of the total deaths worldwide each year, yet it remains difficult to diagnose and treat effectively. The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute ...

AURORA, Colo. -- Adverse maternal outcomes, particularly sepsis, increased in pregnancies with previable premature rupture of ...

Like a poison pen, dying cells prick their neighbors with a lethal message. This may worsen sepsis, Vijay Rathinam and colleagues in the University of Connecticut's (UConn) School of Medicine report ...

The American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (ACCP/SCCM) developed consensus definitions for sepsis in 1992. [6] There has been much discussion about the ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Optimizing sepsis management and developing training programs for healthcare workers depend on identifying areas for improvement. This study assesses the interrelationship ...

By Tyler Jenke Just weeks after Scorpions drummer Mikkey Dee detailed his near-death experience following a sepsis diagnosis, the band has made the decision to postpone their upcoming Las Vegas ...

The team in the cardiovascular engineering lab at OHSU has focused on the role of specific blood clotting mechanisms in sepsis, with hopes of improving treatments for critically ill patients. Owen ...

An ambulance rushed him back to Derriford Hospital where his condition deteriorated, and he was diagnosed with sepsis, reports Devon Live. Hours later, he was rushed into emergency surgery to ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are affected by sepsis every year, making it a relatively common condition. Sepsis, which tends to impact young children and older adults, is also deadly with ...

A Sussex teenager who had a quadruple amputation after contracting sepsis is preparing to stand again as he tries on his first prosthetic limb. Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just begun ...