Purpose. The efficacy and safety of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were evaluated. Summary. The medical literature was ...
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(12):1151-1156. There are limited data in the literature on drotrecogin alfa use in patients with severe sepsis. In a prospective observational study, Wong-Beringer et ...
A new study raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) sepsis quality measure, known as the Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle ...
Researchers developed a machine learning model that could identify children in the ED who were at risk for developing sepsis ...
Sepsis can be described as a very dangerous medical condition triggered by an immune system response. In most cases of infection in the human body, the immune system fights only those invading ...
A simple blood test can tell doctors when it is safe to stop antibiotics in patients recovering from sepsis, a review led by ...
Credit: Getty Images Preventing sepsis after surgery should include screening before the surgery, close monitoring after surgery, and teaching patients how to recognize the signs of sepsis. Our ...