A mother concerned about her sick young son made four calls for an emergency ambulance just hours before he died in hospital ...

According to Telhiard, there have been several positive outcomes following the implementation of the sepsis protocol and the IntelliSep tool. Length of stay has decreased, along with revisits, and the ...

Nova Scotia's health system is improving its methods for early detection of sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs ...

Now, a new blood test is helping to change that. By enabling faster, more accurate diagnosis in Emergency Departments (ED) ...

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There are “ongoing challenges” in the early diagnosis of a life-threatening medical emergency, safety experts have said. The ...

Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. 1,3 Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be life-threatening. 1,3 Therefore, if you have any symptoms of ...

Becoming confused, disoriented, or having trouble staying alert or awake can be signs that the brain is affected by an infection. These also can be symptoms of sepsis, and if not treated quickly ...

Sepsis is a serious condition that can become life-threatening if not treated quickly. It happens when the body reacts to an infection in a way that harms its own organs, such as the heart, lungs ...

Sepsis symptoms can be mistaken for a flu or even a hangover (Image: Getty) While many of us will have never considered that we might one day come across this infection , sepsis is far more common ...

Infection plus two or more signs or symptoms of sepsis, including SIRS criteria, inflammatory markers (e.g., elevated C-reactive protein or procalcitonin), hemodynamic markers, organ-dysfunction ...

Sepsis often starts with an infection, which is usually bacterial, but can also be viral or fungal. When this occurs, it triggers a strong immune response that causes inflammation throughout the body.