For almost 30 years, diagnostic criteria for sepsis has used the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) criteria in those with suspected infection, with presence of two or more criteria being ...

Leukopenia may be seen in sepsis as one of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria, ie, white blood cell count below 4000, and may portend a poor prognosis. But severe leukopenia, ...

In the emergency department (ED) setting, the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score is better than previous criteria for predicting in-hospital mortality among patients with ...

Quality improvement for symptom control in underserved Chinese cancer patients. Avoidance of futile treatment and adverse events by using angiogenesis-specific imaging for early detection of disease ...

Septic shock is the most severe complication of sepsis, which is a reaction to an infection. A person with sepsis may go into septic shock, which can cause organ failure and other life threatening ...

Sepsis is a condition in which the body has a systemic response to an infection, often leading to organ dysfunction and, in some cases, death. Identifying sepsis early is key to improving odds of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with sepsis who reported being white or of an “other or unknown” race faced a high risk for mechanical ...