Both the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients remain prominent clinical challenges and are associated with a substantial financial burden for healthcare systems.

Sepsis, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, remains a major global health challenge with high ...

In a healthcare world in which amazing things are increasingly possible — surgery through just a few tiny incisions, successful replacements of entire organs, treatment of once-fatal infections — ...

The management of sepsis in the critical care setting remains a formidable challenge, demanding an integrated approach that combines early detection, prompt therapeutic intervention and continuous ...

The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...

This is the fourth article in a Health Affairs Forefront short series “Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic Delays.” As the introductory article, “Building the Evidence to Assure ...

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The 2 new publications are a major overhaul of sepsis management for adults and children. HealthDay News — International guidelines are presented for the treatment of adults and children with sepsis ...

Sepsis is the main cause of nonrelapse mortality, and there are no published data on applicability of supportive care protocols from high-income countries such as Sri Lanka. The aim of the study was ...

Guidelines relate to screening, antimicrobial therapy, hemodynamic management, and long-term outcomes. HealthDay News — International guidelines are presented for the treatment of adults and children ...

A total of 169 neutropenic episodes were identified; 115 (68%) of such episodes were related to chemotherapy. Acute leukemia, lymphoproliferative disorders, and plasma cell disorders accounted for 23% ...