antiseptic
Surgeons washing with antiseptic in order to help prevent the transmission of bacteria to a patient.
sepsis
medical condition
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New biomarker testing protocol could shorten antibiotic treatment for sepsis
• Dec. 11, 2024, 12:55 AM ET (News-Medical)
Boy, two, died from sepsis after doctors diagnosed him with constipation, mother claims
• Dec. 4, 2024, 10:53 AM ET (The Telegraph)
sepsis, systemic inflammatory condition that occurs as a complication of infection and in severe cases may be associated with acute and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Worldwide, sepsis has long been a common cause of illness and mortality in hospitals, intensive care units, and emergency departments. In 2017 alone, an estimated 11 million people worldwide died from sepsis, accounting for nearly one-fifth of all deaths globally that year. Nonetheless, this number marked a decrease in sepsis death rates from the last part of the 20th century. Improvements in health care, including better sanitation and the development of more effective treatments, were thought ...(100 of 966 words)