Articles related to SEPSIS

A postoperative nursing vignette illustrates acute confusion, hypotension, and hypoxemia preceding a sepsis diagnosis and rapid-response activation. The account provides an educational example rather than evidence measuring an intervention’s effectiveness.

A multisociety consensus paper outlines hospital-level strategies to improve sepsis outcomes, emphasizing diagnostic stewardship, antimicrobial optimization, surveillance, infection prevention, and multidisciplinary infrastructure while prioritizing interventions judged most feasible and impactful for broad implementation.

A malpractice case involving missed postoperative decline highlights failures to act on evolving infection and organ dysfunction trends following abdominal surgery.

Neonatal sepsis affects an estimated 22 per 1,000 live births globally and carries significant morbidity risk, with PA-authored CME examining risk stratification, diagnostic sequencing, and antimicrobial stewardship for the practicing provider.

The use of a BD Vacutainer Z-tube, which costs approximately $0.25 to $0.50 per tube, represents a highly cost-effective intervention, preventing contamination and potentially saving nearly $11,000 per patient.

The 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign pediatric guidelines issued 61 recommendations covering infection recognition, hemodynamics, ventilation, and long-term follow-up for children with sepsis or septic shock.