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Lets talk about SEPSIS.
What is Sepsis: sepsis is an inflammatory immune response to infection, which can lead to multi organ failure and death if not managed well or promptly.
Lower respiratory tract infections are the most common underlying cause.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis
What is Sepsis: sepsis is an inflammatory immune response to infection, which can lead to multi organ failure and death if not managed well or promptly.
Lower respiratory tract infections are the most common underlying cause.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis
In 2017 it was estimated that 11 million people died of sepsis out of 49 million cases.
In the UK 245,000 recorded cases of Sepsis. 44,000 deaths. 80,000 reporting life changing injuries.
1:5 deaths worldwide can be associated to sepsis.
In the UK 245,000 recorded cases of Sepsis. 44,000 deaths. 80,000 reporting life changing injuries.
1:5 deaths worldwide can be associated to sepsis.
https://sepsistrust.org/
In 2006 there was a big drive to push education on sepsis in the health care community, sadly, outcomes do not seem to have improved.
The Uk is ranked 132nd worst country out of 195 for dealing with sepsis. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sepsis-rates-britain-among-worst-21294931
In 2006 there was a big drive to push education on sepsis in the health care community, sadly, outcomes do not seem to have improved.
The Uk is ranked 132nd worst country out of 195 for dealing with sepsis. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sepsis-rates-britain-among-worst-21294931
There is a heavy reliance on antibiotics in the UK and other modern health care services is thought to be partly responsible for ongoing high mortality from sepsis (20% mortality). If the money being spent on Covid was partly put towards Sepsis management, we might get somewhere
In the Czech Republic and other Eastern EU countries they use Phage Treatments, could that explain their lower mortality rate from Sepsis? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-0478-4
In September 2020 the WHO released an inititive to reduce mortality from Sepsis. This has been ongoing for the last 20 years, why no improvement? https://www.who.int/news/item/08-09-2020-who-calls-for-global-action-on-sepsis---cause-of-1-in-5-deaths-worldwide
Anyone can get sepsis. The people at highest risk are infants, children, older adults, and people who have serious injuries or medical problems such as diabetes, AIDS, cancer, or liver disease https://www.sepsis.org/sepsis-basics/risk-factors/
Current data shows Covid is responsible ro contributed to 1.2 millions deaths, wherease Sepsis kills 11 million per year. Why then have we not thrown billions and billions at managing sepsis, and why do the media not care about pushing the fear for sepsis?
Perspective.
Perspective.
All this talk of "long Covid", have a read about survivors from sepsis https://sepsistrust.org/about/about-sepsis/patient-stories/ Long term injuries after critical illness is not new. Have you heard about these stories before?
