CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals
The CDC issued new guidance to hospitals Thursday for managing sepsis and called on hospitals to do better at treating it. “Every hospital, regardless of size, location, and resources can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients and ensure their survival,” CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, said at a press conference. “That’s […]
Presepsin a ‘Robust’ Biomarker of Early-Onset Sepsis
Presepsin holds promise as a biomarker for early-onset sepsis (EOS), a systematic review and meta-analysis confirmed. Across a dozen clinical trials, presepsin had a pooled sensitivity of 0.93 for the primary analysis of culture-proven sepsis (95% CI 0.86-0.96), a pooled specificity of 0.91 (95% CI 0.85-0.95), and a pooled diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of 131.7 […]
Sepsis (Blood Poisoning): Septicemia, Causes, Treatment, 3 Stages & Risks
Things to know about sepsis (blood poisoning) Preventing infections and early diagnosis and treatment are the best ways to prevent sepsis. Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening medical condition that’s associated with an infection. Blood poisoning is a non-medical term that usually refers to the medical condition known as sepsis. There are three described clinical stages […]
Infamous Vitamin C Study May Rely on Fraudulent Data
The data underpinning an infamous study of vitamin C for sepsis may be fraudulent, according to an analysis by an Australian physician and statistician that’s making waves among hospitalists and intensivists. Kyle Sheldrick, MBBS, who is completing his PhD at the University of New South Wales, alleges that the pre- and post- comparison groups involved […]
Sepsis (Septicemia) Definition, Treatment, Causes, Stages & Diagnosis
What are sepsis (blood poisoning) symptoms? What are the signs of sepsis? The adult patient should have a proven or suspected source of an infection (usually bacterial) and have at least two of the following problems to be diagnosed as having sepsis: Altered mental status (for example, altered consciousness, mental confusion or delirium) Fast respiratory […]