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Two days after this past Christmas she was in the hospital for a week with a UTI that went septic and pneumonia, and then was back in the hospital last week with another UTI and anemia

Sounds very similar to what my mother has gone through recently. She was in the hospital last week to get a transfusion due to anemia, following sepsis caused by a UTI about six weeks ago. I wonder if sepsis can cause anemia.

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Posted by Gris Gris

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Posted on 3/29/24 at 2:16 pm to Jim Rockford

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Sounds very similar to what my mother has gone through recently. She was in the hospital last week to get a transfusion due to anemia, following sepsis caused by a UTI about six weeks ago. I wonder if sepsis can cause anemia.

UTIs can be so dreadful. One morning, my Mom stepped out of bed and went to the floor. Took her to the hospital by ambulance. She had back issues, so we thought that was the issue. Turned out to be a UTI. She never fully regained her mobility strength that she previously had and we've had live in sitters every since. We do everything possible to avoid UTIs having been warned by the doctor of the many conditions they can cause.

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Posted by PJinAtl

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Posted on 3/29/24 at 5:46 pm to Jim Rockford

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I wonder if sepsis can cause anemia

Quite possible. In my mom's case, the sepsis put her in a-fib, but once the infection resolved, so did the a-fib.

Still, they sent her home on Elliquis to protect against a stroke caused by a-fib.

The thinking is the blood thinner caused a GI bleed leading to the anemia.

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