Welcoming a new baby is one of the most anticipated moments in a family’s life, and no parent expects their newborn to face a serious health crisis so early. Neonatal sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can affect infants, particularly those under three months old, and the consequences of a…
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Sepsis is often associated with something going wrong during a hospital procedure or stay. That’s likely due in part to a statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that one out of three hospital patients who pass away have sepsis. However, a more telling statistic is that…
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Imagine someone came into your workplace and said they had a new tool that could predict problems before they happen. The salesman tells you it has an accuracy rate of between 73 and 86%. Would you be tempted? Or would you want to see independent evidence to back up those…
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Sepsis is a dangerous, sometimes lethal condition that can occur in adults and children. When someone’s immune system battles an infection of some type, it can sometimes go into overdrive. The result can be serious. Inflammation can end up affecting a person’s whole body, with organ failure and tissue damage…
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Many patients who are unfortunate enough to experience an onset of sepsis while battling a urinary tract infection, pneumonia, or while recovering from an injury may expect the worst to behind them once their doctors discharge them from the hospital. That’s not the case, though. Researchers at the University of…
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One of the most dangerous conditions to have is a blood infection called sepsis. Sepsis occurs when an infection from elsewhere in the body spreads to the bloodstream. This leads to a dangerous drop in blood pressure, fever and increased heart rate. Sepsis works rapidly in the body, and it…
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