World Sepsis Day

Sepsis is often diagnosed too late, because the clinical symptoms used for sepsis diagnosis like raised temperature, increased pulse or breathing rate, or white blood cell count are unspecific. In children, the signs and symptoms may be subtle and deterioration can be rapid.

Even a minor infection can lead to sepsis. Sepsis is a common, but under recognized condition. This is due to confusion about the signs of sepsis among patients and healthcare providers, lack of documentation of sepsis as a cause of death, inadequate diagnostic tools, and inconsistent application of standard clinical guidelines to treat sepsis.

Regardless of the setting, pre-hospital or hospital, the critical factor in patient survival is time—time to recognition and time to treatment. The risk of death from sepsis increases by as much as 8% for every hour that treatment is delayed.

可以通过快速诊断和治疗来预防多达80％的败血症死亡。快速启动简单，及时干预，包括静脉内流体和靶向治疗，以恢复循环可以降低死亡的风险。早期败血症治疗不仅提高了患者的安全性，而且为患者提供了成本效益，减少医院和关键护理床天。