A Texas woman who nearly lost her life after giving birth was reunited at home this month with her now-4-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son. Krystina Pacheco, 29, of Pleasanton, Texas, gave birth ...

Study Objectives: To determine possible differences in morbidity and mortality between early and late onset of septic shock in ICU patients. Design: Systematic data collection. Setting: Thirty-one–bed ...

The results from the largest ever study of septic shock could improve treatment for critically ill patients and save health systems worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Researchers ...

Patients with heart failure frequently suffer from fluid overload, and for those with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) also suffering from septic shock—a condition often treated ...

A Korean/U.S. collaborative study has shown that increased circulating mitochondrial N-formyl peptide (mtFP) contributes to development of secondary hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections and ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have shown that hospitals can more accurately classify sepsis patients into four distinct categories that prioritize early interventions for those at the highest ...

“Emily in Paris” star Ashley Park is recovering after a scary bout of septic shock landed her in the hospital over the holidays. The 32-year-old actress recently shared on Instagram that “what started ...

A multi-institutional research team has demonstrated how AI and machine learning can optimize therapy selection and dosing for septic shock, a life-threatening complication that is the leading cause ...

We randomly assigned patients with septic shock who were undergoing mechanical ventilation to receive hydrocortisone (at a dose of 200 mg per day) or placebo for 7 days or until death or discharge ...

The Ethics' Committee waived the need for informed consent, as this was an observational study. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical, hemodynamic, and biological data of all patients consecutively ...