acute⚑ High burden in India
Sepsis
is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's dysregulated response to causes injury to its own and organs.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Fever
- ·increased heart rate
- ·low blood pressure
- ·increased breathing rate
- ·low urine output
- ·absent or near absent urine output
Causes — why it happens
- · response triggered by an
How it's found
- ·Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, response (SIRS) criteria
Prevention
- ·Influenza vaccination, vaccines, vaccination
Treatment
- · fluids, antimicrobials, vasopressors, blood filtration or dialysis
Complications
- ·Multiple organ
- ·temporary, transient, or permanent organ damage
Outlook
- ·: ~30%, septic shock ~80%.
- ·The may be lower if treated aggressively and early, depending on the organism and disease, the patient's previous health, and the abilities of the treatment location and its staff.
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