October 26, 2010 — Older adults who survive an episode of severe sepsis may be left with substantial and enduring cognitive impairment and functional disability, according to results of a study in the ...

New drug could reverse effects of sepsis, rather than trying to treat infection with antibiotics ...

Purpose. The efficacy and safety of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were evaluated. Summary. The medical literature was ...

A new study raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) sepsis quality measure, known as the Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Signs of sepsis Sepsis is a life-threatening condition in which the body overreacts to an infection and starts attacking its own ...

Sepsis can be described as a very dangerous medical condition triggered by an immune system response. In most cases of infection in the human body, the immune system fights only those invading ...

Kevin Tracey, MD, was trained as a neurosurgeon. In 1985, at what was then New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, an 11-month-old girl was brought in with severe burns after a boiling pot of ...

Credit: Getty Images Preventing sepsis after surgery should include screening before the surgery, close monitoring after surgery, and teaching patients how to recognize the signs of sepsis. Our ...