NIH: Single Oral Dose of Azithromycin Cuts Risk of Postpartum Sepsis, Death
The study analyzed 29,278 women who were in labor at 28 weeks’ gestation or more and who were planning a vaginal delivery.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have Worse Sepsis Outcomes
Is mortality worse among patients with sepsis who have a history of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease — and what complications are more common in these patients?
Sepsis Treatment: Effect of Vitamin C on Patient Outcomes
Should enteral or IV vitamin C become standard of care in the treatment of patients with sepsis?
Association Between Delayed Antibiotic Administration and Risk for Septic Shock
Investigators conducted a study to determine whether early antibiotic administration decreases the risk for progression to septic shock among patients with suspected sepsis.
Epic Sepsis Model Poorly Predictive Due to Low Sensitivity, Inadequate Calibration
This retrospective, external validation cohort study assessed the Epic Sepsis Model as a predictor of sepsis and evaluated its clinical value.
Early Infectious Diseases Consult May Lower Sepsis Mortality
Early infectious diseases consultation is associated with a reduction in in-hospital mortality for patients receiving a severe sepsis and septic shock treatment bundle.
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: 2018 Guidelines May Lead to Overdiagnosis, Overtreatment
The updated 1-hour sepsis care bundle is based on 2016 guidelines and recommends a specific set of treatments that should begin within 1 hour of sepsis recognition.
WHO Resolution Important Step Forward in Battling Sepsis, Experts Say
The WHO resolution, with its implicit recognition of sepsis as a major threat to patient safety and global health, has the potential to save millions of lives.
Norepinephrine Shortage Increased Septic Shock Mortality in 2011
Patients with septic shock in hospitals affected by the drug shortage had an increased rate of in-hospital death.
Sepsis Guidelines Improve Patient Outcomes in Emergency Rooms
Significant reductions in time to antibiotics after implementation of guidelines in EDs.
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