In strong partnership with consumers, the Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Project (QPSP) aims to deliver a world leading holistic approach to paediatric sepsis within the acute care setting and beyond, including development of a comprehensive education and awareness platform; expansion of the sepsis pathway into inpatient areas of care; an integrated model of care for post-sepsis […]
Caitlin Alsop (aka @comatoconfidence) is a sepsis survivor from Australia. “I was a healthy 23 year old and then sepsis left me fighting for my life, ventilated and comatose. You never know how strong you really are, until you’re faced with life or death. Sepsis left me with scars of courage and ironically in nearly […]
Ahead of World Sepsis Day on September 13, the World Health Organizations first global report on sepsis finds that knowledge gaps are hampering efforts to tackle the millions of deaths and disabilities due to sepsis, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. For more information see: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/334216/9789240010789-eng.pdf Sepsis kills an estimated 11 million people each year and […]
On Monday, May 18th and Tuesday, May 19th, the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly took place in Geneva. The Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported on the progress of the 2017 WHA resolution on “Improving the prevention, diagnosis, and clinical management of sepsis“. For more information see: 73rd WHA progress on sepsis To access […]
Septic shock is a serious complication of sepsis, affecting 15 thousand Australians annually, with a global mortality rate of up to 50%. Occurring when blood pressure is dangerously low, septic shock starves organs and can rapidly lead to multiple organ failure or death. Adding to the severity of the condition is that some patients respond […]
Sepsis is caused by the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to an infection and requires rapid intervention. It begins outside of the hospital for nearly 80 percent of patients.
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