sepsis
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 ...
JANUARY 17, 2025
Strategies for Damage Control
In settings where resources are limited, or when facing unfamiliar situations, how can general surgeons maximize ...
MARCH 6, 2024
Trauma/Sepsis Model Reveals Sex Differences in Outcomes
WEST LAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—A novel preclinical trauma/sepsis model has revealed sex-based differences in ...
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Area Deprivation Index Predicts 90-Day Mortality in Sepsis Patients
A measure of socioeconomic distress has been found to be an independent predictor of 90-day mortality in surgical ...
JUNE 19, 2023
Community Distress Does Not Predict Sepsis Mortality in Study
DALLAS—Socioeconomic status does not predict mortality among patients with sepsis, according to the results ...
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Dexmedetomidine, Propofol Have Similar Outcomes in Ventilated Septic Patients
Mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis who received light sedation had similar outcomes whether they received ...
APRIL 12, 2021
Sepsis, Colorectal Surgery Linked With Increased C. diff Recurrences
Researchers have drawn a direct line between the number of Clostridioides difficile infection episodes patients ...
APRIL 5, 2021
Early Antibiotics for Sepsis Don’t Result in Overall Higher Use
There was some concern that early use of antibiotics in sepsis would lead to overuse and misuse of the medications. ...
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
New Surviving Sepsis COVID-19 Rx Guidelines
Whether or not to use corticosteroids to combat COVID-19 infection is just one of the topics the Surviving Sepsis ...
MAY 16, 2020
New Guidelines Address Sepsis in Children
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has issued the first clinical guideline for the identification and treatment of ...
APRIL 28, 2020
Can All Sepsis Deaths Be Prevented?
Better care in the hospital does not necessarily mean that all sepsis deaths can be prevented.
MAY 2, 2019
Value of Post-op Cultures Uncertain for Detecting Sepsis
Tampa, Fla.—Blood cultures are often automatically performed for postoperative patients to detect bacteremia, ...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
