Emergency room patients who were flagged by an artificial intelligence algorithm for possibly having sepsis received antibiotics sooner and had better outcomes, according to a study in Critical Care Medicine.
Researchers speculate that immunosuppressed patients with sepsis had improved survival at hospitals where clinicians had greater familiarity caring for immunosuppressed patients.
Since poor oral health is now thought to be associated with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and pre-eclampsia, medical and dental students should share much of their curriculum, a Harvard dean writes.
University of Maryland researchers explain how P. aeruginosa, which is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections, persists in a variety of different environments.
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Politico.com is reporting that former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with “a mild case of pneumonia,” but is in “very good spirits.”
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Sedation with dexmedetomidine was not associated with reduced mortality or ventilator-free days in...
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Patients with septic shock admitted to hospitals affected by the 2011 shortage of the drug norepinephrine had a higher risk of in-hospital death, according to a study published online by JAMA.
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A molecule called methylthioadenosine or MTA can predict which patients are most likely to die from sepsis, according to research published in Science Advances.
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The FDA has okayed the Vidas Brahms procalcitonin (PCT) test for the assessment of antibiotics in...
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The FDA has cleared the expanded use of the Vidas Brahms PCT Assay to help manage antibiotic treatment in patients with lower respiratory tract infections or sepsis.
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Some cardiovascular implantable devices not designated as safe for MRI scans can actually make it...
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According to research, exposure to antibiotics during a hospital stay can significantly increase the risk of sepsis or septic shock after discharge.
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A research team has developed an integrated mathematical and multi-agent-based model to simulate hepatic inflammatory response caused by salmonella, reports Science Daily.
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A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for developing a new therapy to fight harmful inflammation, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers report.
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By introducing simple tools and training ward nurses to use them, Levanger Hospital in Norway reduced deaths from sepsis by 40% in a recent study.
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