Most cardiac output monitors showed limited agreement with reference standards in septic shock. Researchers conducted a ...

Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis, when a blood infection lowers one’s blood pressure to dangerous levels, ...

Subsequent tests identified the presence of Pasteurella multocida, a bacterium found in approximately 50 percent of dogs’ ...

The VASST trial was first published in 2008 and has spawned years of analysis and debate. Aaron Holley, MD, has vacillated on whether early vasopressin is the right call, but now he's all in.

The infection can develop during or shortly before or after the end of a pregnancy. Without prompt treatment, sepsis can spread throughout the body and quickly progress to septic shock.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition in which the body overreacts to an infection and starts attacking its own tissues and ...

A body temperature that is too high or too low could be a sign of sepsis. 2 A person who has a fever higher than 100.4° F (38° C) after surgery should receive immediate medical attention.

Conducted at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Hefei, China) the study enrolled 23 septic shock patients and assessed the role of bedside oral mucosa tissue monitoring P ...