Primary care doctors are in retreat Aug 13, 2010
Adjusting blood pressure medicines or insulin doses isn t nearly as camera-friendly as operating on a brain hemorrhage or bringing somebody out of septic shock, even if both of those could have been prevented by regular medical care. And if you think you know what s wrong with you, why not just start with the specialist you think you need. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Easy steps avoid grievous end Aug 2, 2010
Unchecked, they can progress to severe infection and septic shock, the leading causes of multiple organ failure and death in intensive care units ... And according to a new study of over 360,000 general surgery patients from across the country, septic shock is 10 times more frequent a post-operative complication than heart attacks and ends up killing 10 times as many people ... Also crucial is the prompt recognition of the beginning symptoms of a spreading infection, given that septic shock,... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Sepsis and Septic Shock More Common Than Heart Attacks or Pulmonary Blood Clots After General Surgery, Study Finds Jul 22, 2010
ScienceDaily (July 21, 2010) Sepsis and septic shock appear to be more common than heart attacks or pulmonary blood clots among patients having general surgery, and the death rate for patients with septic shock is approximately 34 percent within 30 days of operation, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals ... 3 percent), septic shock or life-threatening low blood pressure due to sepsis occurred in 5,977 (1 ... 7 percent for septic shock,... (Science Daily)
Screening for Sepsis Could Save Lives, Researchers Say Jul 22, 2010
TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- General surgery patients in the United States are more likely to suffer from life-threatening sepsis and septic shock than heart attacks or blood clots in the lungs, researchers have found. Their study, published in the July issue of the Archives of Surgery, also found that about one-third of patients who develop septic shock after general surgery die within 30 days of the operation ... Usually caused by bacteria in the bloodstream, sepsis can lead to septic... (MEDLINEplus)
Pinpoint Precision: Delivering a Biochemical Payload to One Cell Jul 9, 2010
Exposure to too much TNF-alpha, however, causes an organism to go into a potentially lethal state called septic shock, Levchenko said. Fortunately, TNF-alpha stays put once it is released from the wire to the cell surface, and because the effect of TNF-alpha is localized, the tiny bit delivered by the wire is enough to trigger the desired cellular response. (Science Daily)
Doctors to Treat Septic Patients With Hypothermia Jul 7, 2010
Sepsis is an inflammatory response to infection and will often result in septic shock, which is the biggest cause of death in intensive care units ... Under normal conditions, sepsis can lead to septic shock, causing multiple organ dysfunction and death in 60% of cases ... Building on these results, the research team are carrying out a pilot clinical study into the efficiency, safety and practicality of using mild hypothermia as a treatment for septic shock in humans. (Science Daily)
Immunosuppression, HIV, and Sepsis Jul 1, 2010
Septic shock is traditionally viewed as an excessive systemic inflammatory reaction to invasive microbial pathogens, yet efforts to improve the outcome of patients with sepsis by means of inhibitors of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators have been unsuccessful. Occasionally, patients present with an exaggerated systemic inflammatory response to highly virulent pathogens (such as in cases of meningococcemia) and rapidly succumb. (New England Journal of Medicine)
'Bonus time:' Father, family get new life from donated kidney Jun 21, 2010
Twice, he went into septic shock (a life-threatening condition caused by infection) and had to be hospitalized. Despite that, Mike considers his childhood and teen years as mostly normal. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Action of Modern Drug Demonstrates How Two Ancient Human Systems Interact Jun 19, 2010
29, 2007) Research from Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute and the Austin Hospital has resulted in a drug to treat kidney failure during septic shock, which will be trialled at the Austin Hospital from. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Ironing out Inflammation: Substance in Iron Metabolism Displays Life-Saving Potential for Inflammatory Diseases Jun 8, 2010
But the "big release of inflammatory agents can cause septic shock, which can be fatal," she adds. "Your temperature drops, there's inactivity and eventually you can die.". (Science Daily)
Principal lost arms & legs, but back on job Jun 4, 2010
She slipped into septic shock, and her dangerously low blood pressure triggered myriad complications: congestive heart failure, kidney failure, respiratory failure. Then they dropped the "A'' word. It's been a long road to recovery for the St. John the Baptist Parish native. She spent more than 70 days in the hospital in 2007, hooked up to a respirator in intensive care for weeks at a time. Teams of doctors, specialists and nurses tried for nine months to avoid amputation. After that proved... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Student trades hospital gown for cap and gown May 29, 2010
Further complications were diagnosed in January, included typhilitis, an inflammation of part of the large intestine, and septic shock, a serious infection that led to life-threatening low blood pressure. The new problems forced her to spend 83 days in St. Louis Childrens Hospital, sometimes with as many as 21 bags and tubes attached to her. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Complications of Ulcerative Colitis Mar 28, 2010
Some symptoms of include abdominal pain, swelling or tenderness of the abdomen, fever, nausea and vomiting, dehydration, rapid heart rate and septic shock. Septic shock is a very serious infection in the bloodstream and is sometimes referred to as a poisoning of the blood ... Septic shock requires hospitalization and is usually treated in the intensive care unit where a patient can be monitored on a 24-hour basis. (Suite101.com)
Toddler's Legs Amputated After Misdiagnosis Mar 20, 2010
In December, her legs were amputated due to "severe septic shock.". FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Significant Amount of Inappropriate CT and MRI Referrals from Primary Care Physicians, Study Finds Mar 19, 2010
16, 2009) New research shows that patients with septic shock may have a fivefold reduction in. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Fighting spirit Mar 8, 2010
A surgeon fixed the hole but Ciano went into septic shock, a life-threatening condition caused by an overwhelming infection. "My fever was so high that they packed me in ice," Ciano said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Safety data favor norepinephrine over dopamine for shock Mar 4, 2010
2 percent) in the European trial had septic shock, 16 ... "The data challenge consensus guidelines that recommend dopamine as the initial vasopressor for increasing arterial pressure in the case of septic shock or cardiogenic shock," Levy writes in the editorial. (EurekAlert!)
Dopamine versus Norepinephrine for Shock Mar 4, 2010
A subgroup analysis showed that dopamine, as compared with norepinephrine, was associated with an increased rate of death at 28 days among the 280 patients with cardiogenic shock but not among the 1044 patients with septic shock or the 263 with hypovolemic shock (P=0 ... 19 for septic shock, and P=0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Preventing or reversing inflammation after heart attack, stroke may require 2-pronged approach Mar 1, 2010
"Learning the mechanisms of inflammation is a key step in the development of new and better therapies to improve the outcome of widespread pathologies, such as stroke, heart attack, septic shock and pulmonary edema," said Adam, a postdoctoral fellow at the cardiovascular center. "To determine which are the best targets for treatment, we need to understand exactly what role each molecule is playing in the regulation of the vessel walls, and we found that the enzyme Src may be needed to get... (EurekAlert!)
Pitt, UPMC developing ways to treat shock victims more quickly Feb 27, 2010
4 million study that is enrolling 1,950 people suffering from septic shock, which is caused by a massive internal infection. The -funded study will determine whether the number of shock deaths can be reduced by following specific steps. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Two Sepsis Treatments Look Equally Effective Feb 25, 2010
The study looked at outcomes of early resuscitation in 300 patients with either severe sepsis and evidence of hypoperfusion (decreased blood flow to the body tissues) or septic shock who were admitted to a hospital emergency department and randomly assigned to receive one of the two treatments. The Carolinas Medical Center team found that 34 patients (23 percent) in the ScvO2 group died while in hospital, compared with 25 (17 percent) of patients in the lactate clearance group. (MEDLINEplus)
Former Cincinnati councilman Strauss dies Feb 16, 2010
The Strauss family kept friends updated on the former vice mayor s status with a blog that indicated Strauss was hospitalized Feb. 1 and went into septic shock following surgery. He is survived by his wife, executive Kitty Strauss, and two sons, Michael and Matt. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
NYT: Doctors haunted by Haitians they couldnt help Feb 13, 2010
But the boy, lying in a crib under a tree, his heart rate racing, his breathing way too fast, was clearly suffering septic shock, and Dr. Pierre, equipped only with his stethoscope, could do nothing. Shattering lossesI felt so helpless, he said, and not long afterward, while he was deeply sedating another patient for surgery, he heard the wail that told of the boys death. (MSNBC -- Health)
Etta James Hospitalized in SoCal with Serious Infection Jan 30, 2010
Severe sepsis can lead to septic shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death, according to wikipedia. com. (FOX61, CT)
Intensive Insulin Therapy Won't Boost Septic Shock Survival Jan 28, 2010
TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Among adult septic shock patients, intensive insulin therapy to lower high blood glucose levels caused by corticosteroid therapy doesn't reduce the risk of death, a new study has found. The death rate for septic shock -- a major complication of bacterial infections -- is 60 percent within a short period, according to background information in the study ... Corticosteroids are used to treat septic shock but their use is associated with elevated blood glucose... (MEDLINEplus)
Intensive Insulin Therapy for Septic Shock Patients Does Not Show Survival Benefit Jan 28, 2010
28, 2010) Treating adults with septic shock with intensive insulin therapy to counter elevated blood glucose levels associated with corticosteroid therapy did not result in a reduced risk of in-hospital death, compared to patients who received conventional insulin therapy, according to a study in the January 27 issue of JAMA. The researchers also found that adding a 2nd corticosteroid to treatment did not significantly reduce the risk of death within the hospital ... Septic shock is a major... (Science Daily)
Newsweek: Health challenges face first responders Jan 15, 2010
Irwin Redlener, director for the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, says the most immediate concerns will be severe head and chest injuries, but that doctors will also have to carefully manage all wounds, even small ones, to avoid infection and septic shock, a challenging task in hastily constructed tent clinics that may be running short on antiseptics. Any survivors pulled from the rubble in the next 24 hours are likely to be... (MSNBC -- Health)
Carroll returns to roots for holidays Jan 10, 2010
Carroll's mother, Patty, died suddenly four years ago this month of septic shock at age 54 after being hospitalized with pneumonia. "The holidays mean even more to us since my mom passed away," he said. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
