- Sepsis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sepsis can affect anyone, but people who are older, very young, pregnant or have other health problems are at higher risk Common signs of sepsis include fever, fast heart rate, rapid breathing, confusion and body pain
- Sepsis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sepsis is a medical emergency and requires immediate attention to prevent further complications or death It may present different warning signs and symptoms at times, some of which may cause misidentification with other conditions A septic infection may cause a fever, but may also cause low body temperature, cold extremities and shivering
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding sepsis and septic shock
If it continues, sepsis can develop into septic shock, a life-threatening situation in which organs begin to fail and blood pressure drops even more dramatically Any kind of infection can trigger sepsis But certain infections, such as pneumonia, abdominal or kidney infection, and infections that affect the blood, are more likely to cause sepsis
- Sepsis - World Health Organization (WHO)
La sepsis es una afección grave que se produce cuando el sistema inmunitario del cuerpo responde de manera extrema a una infección, lesionando sus propios tejidos y órganos Cualquiera puede sufrir una sepsis, pero el riesgo es mayor en las personas de edad, las muy jóvenes, las embarazadas o las que tienen problemas de salud
- Guidelines on the Clinical Management of Sepsis
Sepsis is the most common serious complication of infection It affects people worldwide, but has a particularly high burden in low- and middle-income countries where resources to treat it are more limited Estimates from 2017 suggest 48 9 million cases of sepsis occur each year, with 11 million deaths Many patients who survive sepsis suffer long-term complications as a result 1Treatment for
- WHO calls for global action on sepsis - cause of 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
The World Health Organization’s first global report on sepsis finds that the effort to tackle millions of deaths and disabilities due to sepsis is hampered by serious gaps in knowledge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries According to recent studies, sepsis kills 11 million people each year, many of them children It disables millions more But there’s an urgent need for
- Sepsis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Le sepsis est une affection potentiellement mortelle qui survient lorsque le système immunitaire réagit de façon extrême à une infection, entraînant une dysfonction d’organe (4) Cette réaction immunitaire provoque des lésions tissulaires et organiques et peut entraîner un état de choc, une défaillance multiviscérale et parfois le décès, surtout si elle n’est pas détectée
- Consejos de salud: Sepsis: diagnóstico y tratamiento
La sepsis, también conocida como septicemia, es una complicación potencialmente mortal que deriva de una infección La sepsis se produce cuando las sustancias químicas liberadas en el torrente sanguíneo para combatir la infección provocan una reacción inflamatoria en todo el cuerpo La inflamación puede, entonces, desencadenar una avalancha de cambios capaces de dañar varios órganos
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