Early communication regarding prognosis and goals of care is crucial to ensuring a patient-centred approach to managing high-risk conditions such as septic shock. Identifying people at risk of poor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Even though septic shock is a well-recognized deadly condition, our study, one of the first to use the Sepsis-3 ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have shown that hospitals can more accurately classify sepsis patients into four distinct categories that prioritize early interventions for those at the highest ...

A Texas woman who nearly lost her life after giving birth was reunited at home this month with her now-4-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son. Krystina Pacheco, 29, of Pleasanton, Texas, gave birth ...

Study Objectives: To determine possible differences in morbidity and mortality between early and late onset of septic shock in ICU patients. Design: Systematic data collection. Setting: Thirty-one–bed ...

Objectives: To determine the current mortality rates for pediatric patients with septic shock and the frequency and outcome of associated multiple organ system failure. Design: Retrospective chart ...

A Korean/U.S. collaborative study has shown that increased circulating mitochondrial N-formyl peptide (mtFP) contributes to development of secondary hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections and ...

“Emily in Paris” star Ashley Park is recovering after a scary bout of septic shock landed her in the hospital over the holidays. The 32-year-old actress recently shared on Instagram that “what started ...

We randomly assigned patients with septic shock who were undergoing mechanical ventilation to receive hydrocortisone (at a dose of 200 mg per day) or placebo for 7 days or until death or discharge ...