Interim results from a 40-hospital pediatric sepsis quality improvement study support lengthening the initial window for giving fluids and antibiotics. They also suggest better outcomes when providers ...

Sepsis is an increasingly dangerous and costly problem to hospitals. Affecting more than 1 million Americans per year, sepsis accounts for 40 percent of ICU spend. When combined with pneumonia, it is ...

Boston, MA – A new study led by the Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the ...

There is limited evidence that CMS’ sepsis care rule improves patient mortality, according to a study published Feb. 18 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Hospitals must comply with the Severe Sepsis and ...

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of ...

CCO Hoda Asmar says the health system improved sepsis care during the first two years by focusing on two processes, including early administration of antibiotics. After committing to improve sepsis ...

Detect sepsis early and deliver treatment using the FAST-M bundle (fluids, antibiotics, source control, transfer if required, and monitoring). Professor David Lissauer, NIHR Professor of Global ...

Implementation of sepsis alert systems in emergency departments is associated with reduced mortality, shorter hospital stays, and improved adherence to sepsis management protocols. Researchers ...

To address the gap in sepsis management bundle compliance at a community hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, the authors created an intervention targeting patients who presented with sepsis upon admission, ...

Sepsis alert systems used in emergency departments (EDs) were tied to better patient outcomes, including lower risk of death and shorter hospital stays, according to a systematic review and ...

Dr. Jatinder Lachar, internal medicine hospitalist at The Queen’s Medical Center says sepsis is an infection that can travel throughout the body and become life-threatening. The infection can be ...