Sepsis: it s a little discussed condition, that packs a deadly punch. In fact more Americans die annually from sepsis than do from AIDS, breast and prostate cancer combined! What s worse is that, ...

Researchers have developed a unique model allowing them to predict which children arriving in emergency departments are most likely to go into septic shock, a life-threatening condition. Researchers ...

AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 13, 2019) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have developed a unique model allowing them to predict which children arriving in emergency ...

Septic shock is the most severe complication of sepsis, which is a reaction to an infection. A person with sepsis may go into septic shock, which can cause organ failure and other life threatening ...

Sepsis occurs when your body has an extreme reaction to an infection. This reaction causes drastic changes in the body and can be very dangerous and potentially life threatening. Sepsis is most often ...

Septic shock is a potentially fatal condition that occurs when sepsis leads to life threatening low blood pressure. Ways of avoiding sepsis include minimizing the risk of infection by having all ...

Vasopressin is commonly used as an adjunct to catecholamines to support blood pressure in refractory septic shock, but its effect on mortality is unknown. We hypothesized that low-dose vasopressin as ...

Septic shock is a severe and systemic infection. This means that it affects the entire body. It is caused when bacteria get into your bloodstream and it most often occurs after trauma or surgery. When ...

Hydrocortisone is widely used in patients with septic shock even though a survival benefit has been reported only in patients who remained hypotensive after fluid and vasopressor resuscitation and ...

Methylene blue is an aromatic compound used to treat methemoglobinemia, a rare blood condition that affects the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells. The nitric oxide inhibitory action of ...