New York hospitals must report sepsis-related data to the state Department of Health. The establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all hospitals in New York State is estimated to have saved more ...
Nurses play a critical role in preventing sepsis, through early detection, infection control, and patient education, and CNOs must be prepared. HealthLeaders spoke to Nicole Telhiard, chief nursing ...
Sepsis is the leading cause of hospital deaths in the United States; New York was the first state to require the adoption of evidence-based protocols for the rapid identification and treatment of ...
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System announced the National Quality Forum endorsed sepsis practices developed at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. NQF endorsed this measure when it announced the ...
UPMC researchers aim to determine interventions that can stop the progress of sepsis and septic shock; management protocols for the first six hours after diagnosis; and the long-term outcomes for ...
A major UK patient trial of a new biomarker testing protocol for sepsis, led by University of Manchester researchers, has shown it is possible to safely stop antibiotic treatment earlier than current ...
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WBAL) — Among the new bills signed into law Thursday by Gov. Wes Moore is a bill called “Lochlin’s Law,” which creates mandates for sepsis care in hospitals and medical facilities ...
Two moms are working together to demand better care for sepsis patients after their sons got seriously sick from the illness.
Thursday was designated as World Sepsis Day. You probably know little or nothing about sepsis, but it is more common and more deadly than diseases you hear about regularly. Sepsis, the body’s response ...
FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — Brooke DeSantis’s five-year-old son Lochlin died from sepsis in January of 2020. Inspired to help prevent further deaths, she founded the Love for Lochlin Foundation – ...