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Racial Disparities Linked to Length of Sepsis and Respiratory Failure Stays

Black patients had longer admissions compared with their white counterparts, study finds

May 08, 2023
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Racial and Ethnic Disparity Hampers Kids' Sepsis Survival

Study turned up lower likelihood of survival for Black children

Nov 21, 2022
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Early Sepsis Control Tied to Lower 90-Day Mortality

Greatest risk reduction for GI, soft tissue interventions

Jul 14, 2022
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Less Fluid Not Better for Septic Shock

Mortality impact of restrictions on IV fluids in the ICU were weighed in the CLASSIC trial

Jun 17, 2022
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Vitamin C and Sepsis: Data Turn Sour, Suggesting Harm

Surprising results from the LOVIT trial

Jun 15, 2022
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More RN Hours Linked With Better Sepsis Outcomes

Facility needs to have enough nurses on staff for such "complex care," researcher warns

Jun 01, 2022
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Presepsin a 'Robust' Biomarker of Early-Onset Sepsis

Researchers call for trials testing its use in guiding early empirical antibiotic treatment

May 31, 2022
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Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs

This past week in healthcare investigations

Jul 28, 2021
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Little Benefit Seen From Federal Sepsis Tx Bundle

But how generalizable is experience from one center?

Apr 19, 2021
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'It's a Version of an Experiment': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's sources

Feb 07, 2021
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Sepsis in Children Better Controlled with Care Bundles

Also: living in low-income neighborhoods linked to longer hospital stays

Feb 04, 2021
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COVID-19 Storms: Bradykinin In, Cytokine Out?

Papers poke holes in cytokine storm as gene expression study offers a new theory

Sep 11, 2020
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Sobering Data on Risks of Short-Term Oral Corticosteroids

Short steroid bursts linked to serious adverse events within a month

Jul 06, 2020
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Serious Illnesses in Nebraska Tied to Exosome Therapy

New trend in unapproved stem cell therapy led to sepsis in some patients

Dec 16, 2019
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