sepsis
Survivors of Sepsis Likely to Be Readmitted With New Infections
About 16.4% of patients released from the hospital after a sepsis infection will be readmitted for sepsis treatment ...
APRIL 28, 2025
IL-6 Promising Biomarker for Diagnosing Sepsis Early
Because it rises early after an infectious insult, interleukin-6 may be an effective biomarker for predicting ...
APRIL 14, 2025
Do Children With AD Have Better Sepsis Outcomes?
The presence of allergic immune diseases in adults tends to be an advantage among patients with sepsis, but that ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Is It Safe to De-escalate Antibiotics in Sepsis Patients?
One of the scariest decisions a healthcare professional must make in the ICU is whether to de-escalate the empiric ...
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
CMS Grants NTAP Funding to ASTar System
CMS awarded the New Add-on Payment (NTAP) to the Q-linea ASTar System.
JANUARY 9, 2025
FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to New Sepsis Test
The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device designation to a new rapid diagnostic blood test for sepsis (MeMed ...
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Sepsis Core Elements Program Drives Improvements
In the year since the release of the Sepsis Core Elements on Aug. 24, 2023, the CDC has seen modest initial ...
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Eye Banks Warned Against Accepting Possibly Infected Donations
Several eyebanks have accepted donations from patients who died from sepsis.
JULY 19, 2024
Acetaminophen Shows Promise in Warding Off ARDS, Organ Injury During Sepsis
IV acetaminophen reduced sepsis patients’ risk for having organ injury or developing acute respiratory ...
MAY 29, 2024
Your Questions Answered About Fever in the ICU
What is the best way to measure temperature in an ICU patient with new onset fever? Dr. Naomi P. O'Grady addressed ...
JANUARY 24, 2024
Task Force Modernizes Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock
More than 3 million children die from sepsis each year worldwide. The new Phoenix Sepsis Score should enable ...
JANUARY 23, 2024
Black Children More Than Twice as Likely to Die of Sepsis at One Hospital
A retrospective analysis of pediatric sepsis deaths at a large hospital in Arkansas found that Black children in ...
OCTOBER 27, 2023
