Sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that presents a major challenge for health care providers. This is especially true in low-income countries where the mortality rate can exceed 60 percent. Even in advanced medical settings, however, sepsis is still very dangerous and accounts for over 400,000 deaths annually in the U.S.… Continue reading Readily Available Drug Cocktail May Help Prevent Sepsis Shock and Death
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Simple Measures Cut Sepsis Deaths Nearly in Half
Hospitals should prepare simple standardized treatment protocols for early recognition and treatment of sepsis, a condition in which infections spread to the bloodstream. That’s the finding of researchers who were able to cut the number of patients who died from sepsis, by 40% (from 12.5% to 7.1%) after the introduction of relatively easy steps at… Continue reading Simple Measures Cut Sepsis Deaths Nearly in Half
A Novel Therapy for Sepsis
A University of Tokyo research group has discovered that pentatraxin 3 (PTX3), a protein that helps the innate immune system target invaders such as bacteria and viruses, can reduce mortality of mice suffering from sepsis. This discovery may lead to a therapy for sepsis, a major cause of death in developed countries that is fatal… Continue reading A Novel Therapy for Sepsis