GSA urges treatment of sepsis as a medical emergency

[News]

The Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) is urging healthcare providers, patients and policymakers worldwide to treat sepsis as a medical emergency. "Tens of millions of people die from sepsis each year, making it the likely leading cause of death worldwide. Sepsis kills regardless of age, ethnicity, location and access to care," said Konrad Reinhart, M.D., Chairman of the GSA and director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of the Friedrich Schiller, University of Jena, Germany.

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[Rich66]

" the likely leading cause of death worldwide"

Need a sepsis ribbon ;)

I joke..but it's an ever present concern for my father who has recurrent catheter UTIs. In fact, mentioned specifically today in regards to why he is such a poor candidate for "chemo".