Each additional hour of care per day provided by registered nurses to Medicare beneficiaries admitted to an acute care hospital with a sepsis diagnosis was associated with a 3% decreased risk of ...

A comprehensive study of nearly 3 million Medicare beneficiaries investigated how older Americans fared after hospitalization for sepsis outcomes before and during the pandemic. The research documents ...

In the presence of infection, the treatment principles are to remove the source and, while doing so, support the patient’s vital functions. In sepsis, removal of the source includes antibiotics, ...

The first large-scale, multi-hospital evaluation of an "all or none" federal policy intended to improve outcomes in sepsis patients finds that the guidelines are a wash - on average they neither ...

MAYWOOD, IL - A sepsis care quality improvement program saves lives, shortens hospital stays and reduces healthcare costs, according to a study by researchers at Loyola Medicine and Loyola University ...

CCO Hoda Asmar says the health system improved sepsis care during the first two years by focusing on two processes, including early administration of antibiotics. After committing to improve sepsis ...