sepsis

Spouses of severe-sepsis patients at high risk of depression
07/18/2012 - 11:52

Severe sepsis, a body’s dangerous defensive response against an infection, not only diminishes the quality of life for patients – it puts their spouses at a greater risk of depression, a joint University of Michigan Health System and University of Washington School of Medicine study shows.

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Shok-Pak and Autodigestion: A life-saving treatment for septic shock go to clinical trial
03/12/2012 - 13:19

A 200-patient Phase 2 clinical pilot study will be initiated this month to test the efficacy and safety of a new use, and method of administering, an enzyme inhibitor for critically ill patients developed by University of California, San Diego Bioengineering Professor Geert Schmid-Schönbein. Conditions expected to qualify for the study include new-onset sepsis and septic shock, post-operative complications, and new-onset gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Fever Control with Cooling Reduces Early Death in Septic Shock
02/17/2012 - 11:25

Fever control using external cooling in sedated patients with septic shock is safe and decreases vasopressor requirements and early mortality, according to a new study from researchers in France.

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Keeping chemokines apart: New approach helps to alleviate acute lung injury
01/18/2012 - 14:19

Acute lung injury results from bacterial infections, sepsis – commonly known as blood poisoning – or to the aspiration of gastric juice. Other noxious agents may also induce or contribute to acute lung injury, and in about 40% of cases the condition is fatal, despite modern advances in intensive care medicine.

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Targeted blocking of necroptosis prevents fatal condition septic shock
12/27/2011 - 08:09

Researchers of VIB and UGent have discovered a new approach to preventing septic shock, an often fatal extreme inflammatory reaction of the body. It is the most frequent cause of death at intensive care departments in hospitals. In sepsis, acute inflammation is attended by low blood pressure and blood clots, causing the organs to stop working.

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Recognizing blood poisoning quickly
12/02/2011 - 09:54

Speed can save lives – especially in the case of blood poisoning. The more quickly and directly doctors recognize and treat sepsis, the greater the patient’s chances of survival. With the help of a new biochip, physicians will now be able to analyze blood within their own practice.

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