When a child arrives at an emergency department and the clinician suspects sepsis, one of the most important first treatments is to give fluid intravenously…. Read more
Tag: sepsis
NOW – Episode 16
In episode 16 of NOW, go inside the Evaluation and Referral Center at UPMC Mercy, dive into big data and computer modeling that helped Pitt… Read more
Pitt Research Strives to Guide Sepsis Regulations
Death rates from sepsis have stalled, contrary to previous analyses that showed mortality falling, according to new research conducted in part by University of Pittsburgh… Read more
Faster is Better When it Comes to Sepsis Care
An analysis covering nearly 50,000 patients from 149 New York hospitals is the first to offer scientific evidence that a controversial early sepsis care regulation… Read more
Sepsis Causes High Readmission Rates
A University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that sepsis trumps the… Read more