By Jim Sianis PharmD MBA – Sepsis remains one of the most complex and deadly conditions treated in emergency departments today. The SEP-1 bundle is a challenging measure for hospitals. The bundle mandates strict compliance with early resuscitation criteria based on limited and sometimes conflicting information about the patient.
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By Jim Sianis PharmD MBA – As artificial intelligence and machine learning become more integrated into healthcare, their potential to improve early identification of sepsis patients offers tremendous promise. Selecting the right solution can be overwhelming for providers.
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Prenosis recently presented a webinar with the Sepsis Alliance Institute, examining how advanced biomarker analysis improves sepsis detection and diagnosis. The presentation highlighted the significance of Prenosis’ personalized approach to this critical condition.
By Abhishek Ray – Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency triggered by an infection, causing an extreme response in the body. This response can lead to widespread inflammation, tissue damage, and organ failure. It can be caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections.
By Julie Apppleby – Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room with foot pain.
Recognizing the need to raise awareness and spur prevention, the Sepsis Alliance dubbed September Sepsis Awareness Month. This week’s Friday Five focuses on sepsis awareness…
By Anne Dabrow Woods – Sepsis is one of the leading causes of hospital mortality, present in more than half of the hospital deaths in…
For our Friday Five this week, Healthcare Now Radio reached out to Ginny Kwong, M.D., Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer for Halifax Health,…
The Ohio Hospital Association launched a community partner campaign, OHA SOS, to increase early recognition of the Signs of Sepsis to achieve early intervention for…