A sepsis early warning system at a Cleveland-based health system triggered an alert in the electronic health record and a notification message to emergency department pharmacists. An early warning ...

Prompt identification of patients who are at high risk of sepsis could be the difference between life or death. Emergency department crowding leads to a significant increase in door-to-antibiotic time ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The probability for sepsis in ED patients was given to physicians in less than 10 minutes with the IntelliSep ...

“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 ...

In a qualitative, interview-based study of emergency department leaders, researchers found most were motivated to provide high quality pediatric sepsis care but disagreed on how best to do it. In a ...

Researchers found that a new blood test for sepsis could save lives and money. Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when an infection causes a chain reaction throughout the body ...

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia created an algorithm that uses clinical data to more easily and accurately track sepsis cases among pediatric patients, according to a study ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a novel computational algorithm to track the epidemiology of pediatric sepsis, allowing for the collection of more accurate ...

Procalcitonin test demand from the emergency department is growing, necessitating the implementation of strategies to address overuse. Successful interventions must be based on information technology.

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 ...