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To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say

Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted

Nov 07, 2023

Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines

Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say

Nov 02, 2023

Black Kids Twice as Likely to Die of Sepsis, Single-Center Study Finds

"Outcomes were different" even with similar care, says researcher

Oct 26, 2023

Antibiotic Combo for Acute Infection Cleared of Kidney Risk

Use of cefepime meanwhile resulted in more neurological dysfunction

Oct 16, 2023

Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats

Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival

Oct 15, 2023

'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomes

Coexisting conditions spell markedly poor clinical course

Oct 12, 2023

CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals

Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director

Aug 24, 2023

Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis

Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss

Jun 30, 2023

Sepsis Outcomes No Different With Prolonged Beta-Lactam Antibiotic

Death and drug resistance unchanged no matter the duration of treatment

Jun 20, 2023

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

Presepsin a 'Robust' Biomarker of Early-Onset Sepsis

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

May 31, 2022

Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs

This past week in healthcare investigations

Jul 28, 2021

Sepsis in Children Better Controlled with Care Bundles

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

Feb 04, 2021

COVID-19 Storms: Bradykinin In, Cytokine Out?

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

Sep 11, 2020

Sobering Data on Risks of Short-Term Oral Corticosteroids

Short steroid bursts linked to serious adverse events within a month

Jul 06, 2020

Serious Illnesses in Nebraska Tied to Exosome Therapy

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

Dec 16, 2019

Study: Fecal Transplants Cut Sepsis Risk in Patients With C. Diff

FMT also tied to shorter length of hospital stay, better overall survival vs antibiotics

Nov 04, 2019

Antibiotics vs Blood Cultures in Sepsis: Which Should Come First?

Study addresses whether immediate treatment plays a role in diagnostic sensitivity

Sep 17, 2019

Sepsis Survivors Not Out of the Woods

Patient age, sex, and higher APACHE II scores tied to intermediate-term mortality

May 31, 2019

USC Party Dean Gets $1.8M; TV Doc Disciplined; Fla. 3-Strike Law Fails

Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

May 24, 2019

How Best to Monitor Critically Ill Patients?

Continuous surveillance achieved through EHR data could provide key insights

Feb 21, 2019

Similar Endotypes Identified for Pediatric ARDS and Sepsis

Shared biology between children with sepsis, respiratory failure could predict mortality risk, study shows

Feb 21, 2019

Antibiotics Rx Common, but Variable, in Pediatric ICU

Children given antibiotics were on mechanical ventilation for fewer days

Feb 20, 2019

Peripheral Perfusion Fails to Cut Septic Shock Mortality

But showed improvements over lactate-guided resuscitation for some outcomes

Feb 19, 2019

CDC May Have a Better Mousetrap for Sepsis Surveillance

Researchers compare the CDC's simplified criteria against SOFA criteria

Feb 19, 2019

Rapid Genetic Test May Prevent Abx-Linked Hearing Loss in Babies

For newborns with sepsis,identifies those at risk from aminoglycosides

Jun 15, 2018

Vasopressin Lowers Sepsis Afib Risk

Addition to shock treatment may offer clinical advantage

May 08, 2018

Seizure Risk After Sepsis Lasts for Years

Far above rates seen in non-sepsis patients, especially at younger ages

Apr 23, 2017

Mortality High in Post-Arthroplasty Sepsis

Sources of sepsis included pneumonia and urinary tract or surgical site infections

Mar 03, 2016

New Sepsis Definition a Work in Progress

Monday's document not the last word on subject

Feb 23, 2016

10 Things ICUs Must Do Better

Compassion tops the list by former Society of Critical Care Medicine president.

Jan 19, 2015

Does Tylenol Protect Kidneys in Sepsis?

SAN DIEGO -- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) for severe sepsis patients improved renal function but gave mixed signals in terms of changes in the expected oxidative injury mechanism, researchers found in a pilot trial.

May 19, 2014