Research Summaries

sepsis
sepsis
12/22/2018
Researchers reviewed data on more than 2.5 million patients from the Premier Healthcare Database to analyze the current burden, outcomes, and costs of managing patients with sepsis.
12/22/2018
sepsis
sepsis
06/01/2018
To determine the in-hospital mortality rates between immunosuppressed vs non-immunosuppressed patients with sepsis, the researchers reviewed data from more than 350,000 patients in 60 US hospitals with...
06/01/2018
sepsis
sepsis
01/19/2018
In a new study, researchers compared the effects of an adjunctive glucocorticioid therapy vs placebo on the rates of 90-day mortality among ICU patients with septic shock undergoing mechanical ventilation. ...
01/19/2018
sepsis
sepsis
01/02/2018
The authors of a recent review have set forth several new recommendations for treatment and care in the months after a sepsis-related hospitalization.
01/02/2018
sepsis
sepsis
07/21/2017
Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of developing infectious complications, including sepsis. However, the impact of diabetes on sepsis-related patient outcomes remains controversial. In a recent...
07/21/2017
sepsis
sepsis
06/20/2017
In a recent study, researchers examined whether administration of intravenous vitamin C, in combination with corticosteroid, could improve outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock.
06/20/2017
sepsis
sepsis
05/22/2017
A recent study assessed the effectiveness of a 3-hour bundle protocol for treating sepsis on in-hospital outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock.
05/22/2017
sepsis
sepsis
04/24/2017
Past research has suggested that sepsis is linked with short-term risk of seizures, so researchers sought to discover whether that risk continues after resolution of sepsis.
04/24/2017
sepsis
sepsis
01/23/2017
An analysis compared rates of hospital readmissions related to heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, COPD, pneumonia, and sepsis.
01/23/2017
sepsis
sepsis
06/17/2015
Extreme endurance events like ultra-marathons and Ironman triathlons seem to be growing in popularity, but new research suggests this type of exertion could potentially have some serious health consequences...
06/17/2015