Sepsis Cause Articles & Analysis
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The term sepsis describes the body's extreme response to infection. When a person suffers from sepsis, his or her immune system has been triggered in response to an infection, which causes inflammation and damages tissues in the body. ...
A sepsis bundle compliance of 50-60% is considered a “passable grade” in U.S. hospitals, but many fall below even that, down to the 9-25% range, making sepsis the leading cause of both readmissions and in-hospital deaths. ...
Annotations Serum Gal-3 concentration increased in patients with septic shock and mice undergoing sepsis induced by a procedure called cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Mice genetically deficient in Gal-3 (Gal-3 KO) were more resistant to sepsis caused by CLP than wild-type mice (WT). Gal-3 KO mice show an increased number of ...