An international panel has released the 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, updating recommendations for managing sepsis and septic shock in adults. The revisions emphasize earlier detection, ...

Sepsis is a deadly reaction to infection, one that can cause runaway inflammation and a cascade of organ damage. It is estimated to kill at least 350,000 Americans per year. Early detection of this ...

Sepsis accounts for around a third of global deaths, with an estimated 166 million cases and 21·4 million all-cause sepsis-related deaths according to a recent study from the Global Sepsis ...

“Sepsis is more deadly than heart attack and stroke combined — in fact it’s the deadliest, costliest, and arguably most complex condition facing hospitals today.” IntelliSep was cleared by the FDA in ...

When an adult patient develops sepsis, clinicians often prescribe corticosteroids to counteract the dysregulated immune ...

The 2 new publications are a major overhaul of sepsis management for adults and children. HealthDay News — International guidelines are presented for the treatment of adults and children with sepsis ...

We recommend that a specific anatomic diagnosis of infection requiring emergent source control be identified or excluded as rapidly as possible in patients with sepsis or septic shock, and that any ...

Prolonged infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics for sepsis or septic shock tended to improve mortality compared with conventional intermittent infusion in the BLING III trial, and a meta-analysis ...

A new report finds that de-escalation of antibiotics is uncommon among patients with sepsis, a serious condition that occurs often in older adults. In a Dec. 6 report that was published in Clinical ...