Speeding up Sepsis Care Can Save Lives... Study Finds that Speeding up Sepsis Care Can Save Lives May 22, 2017 | WASHINGTON — Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of, and new research shows it's time they learn.
A HUGE number of deaths are attributable to failure to take bacterial and viral illnesses seriously enough. Secondary bacterial infection (the precursor to sepsis) being a prime example. And a high number of viral deaths in younger people (between 15 and 60) happen because they think "I have the flu, I'll just ride it out". Older people tend to seek help sooner. I would say that sepsis itself isn't the problem ... it's people being clueless.
Not too long ago I had sepcis from a biopsy. I had a 104.6 fever. The frustrating part is they have to know what you have so they can kill it. I could see in their faces they were drawing a blank. Finally, they took some blood - and I always ask why - "we want to know if your Liver is strong enough to take what we want to give you." I was in the hospital for 4 days and had to shuffle to walk, holding onto an IV pole at first, gradually I healed.
Awful. So the hospital gave it to you? And then had the gall to be clueless? Edited to add: in cases of general good health, and a temp of 104+, it would be reasonable to administer broad spectrum and 'strong' IV antibiotics even in the absence of confirmation of sepsis. CLEARLY there is something going on, and if there are no other reasons for the fever .. I mean, jeez louise. And 104+ would normally be considered too high for a virus. It's very much bacterial temp range, that high.