what is sepsis?
Sepsis is when the body’s response to infection injures its own tissues and organs. It is a life-threatening condition arising when the body’s abnormal, or ‘dysregulated’, immune response to an infection causes organs to start failing.
Sepsis can be triggered by any infection, but most commonly it occurs in response to bacterial infections of the lungs, urinary tract, abdominal organs or skin and soft tissues.
Caught early, outcomes are excellent. Left unchecked, the patient is likely to spiral to multi-organ failure, septic shock and death. It’s estimated that, every year, sepsis costs the NHS £2 billion and claims the lives of at least 44,000 people.
Read further at UK SEPSIS TRUST
Sepsis can be triggered by any infection, but most commonly it occurs in response to bacterial infections of the lungs, urinary tract, abdominal organs or skin and soft tissues.
Caught early, outcomes are excellent. Left unchecked, the patient is likely to spiral to multi-organ failure, septic shock and death. It’s estimated that, every year, sepsis costs the NHS £2 billion and claims the lives of at least 44,000 people.
Read further at UK SEPSIS TRUST