Two federal agencies are collaborating to increase positive outcomes for sepsis patients and Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) yesterday announced a new partnership with the IHS to create a standard for hte…
Background: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is among the most frequent neurological complications of sepsis, contributing independently to mortality, prolonged mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit stay and long-term cognitive disability. The gut–brain axis has been proposed as a key mediator,…
The results of this groundbreaking study mark a significant advance in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections and give rise to hope for better treatment for patients worldwide. "With these findings, it is possible to simplify treatment and to…
Pancreatitis can promote clotting through inflammation, endothelial injury, immobility, and local tissue damage. Attention often focuses on clots in abdominal vessels, but deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism can also occur. Existing tools such as BISAP, APACHE II, and Ranson…
Adding the heart medicine dobutamine to standard blood pressure support during surgery reduced new or worsening kidney injury in patients with septic shock, a randomized trial found. Within seven days of surgery, kidney injury occurred in 22.8% of patients receiving dobutamine…
For years, hospitalists have lived by an unspoken reality that a sepsis patient discharged alive from the inpatient ward is only half-saved. Long after the medications are tapered, the physiologic toll of sepsis lingers. Muscle wasting, cognitive impairment, immune dysregulation,…
An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Latest available findings on quality of and access to healthcare Searchable database of AHRQ Grants AHRQ Projects funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Press Release Date: October…
China: Patients with severe pneumonia who received plasma transfusions had higher unadjusted in-hospital mortality than those who did not receive plasma. However, after accounting for differences in...
New late-breaking data presented today at ASN Kidney Week 2026 QUELIMMUNE (SCD-PED) treatment group demonstrates statistically significant higher survival in the primary analysis at Day 60, Day 90, and at hospital discharge versus comparator cohort No device-related adverse events (AEs) occurred in patients…
A simple adjustment to drugs given during operations for septic shock could prevent thousands of patients suffering kidney damage, according to a major trial. Scientists from the University of Southampton working with experts in China discovered that combining medications dobutamine…
Sepsis and septic shock: recognising it, treating it, survivors and hospital sepsis care.
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