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.
The study analyzed 29,278 women who were in labor at 28 weeks’ gestation or more and who were planning a vaginal delivery.
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?
Should enteral or IV vitamin C become standard of care in the treatment of patients with sepsis?
Investigators conducted a study to determine whether early antibiotic administration decreases the risk for progression to septic shock among patients with suspected sepsis.
This retrospective, external validation cohort study assessed the Epic Sepsis Model as a predictor of sepsis and evaluated its clinical value.
Early infectious diseases consultation is associated with a reduction in in-hospital mortality for patients receiving a severe sepsis and septic shock treatment bundle.
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.
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.
Patients with septic shock in hospitals affected by the drug shortage had an increased rate of in-hospital death.
Significant reductions in time to antibiotics after implementation of guidelines in EDs.