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More about Sepsis, probably the best article I have read about, worth its own thread IMO
Posted on 5/25/26 at 5:37 am
Posted on 5/25/26 at 5:37 am
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN
The death of NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, whose family said he had severe pneumonia that progressed to sepsis, has renewed questions about a condition many people have heard of but few fully understand.
Sepsis is more common and more unpredictable than most people realize.
As a urologist, I frequently care for patients who arrive in the emergency room with infected kidney stones. The symptoms often started days earlier: flank pain, fevers, chills, nausea or a general feeling that something was not right. By the time they get to the emergency room, some look visibly ill: heart rate up, blood pressure low, tired and sometimes confused.
This is no longer just an infection. This is sepsis, the body’s extreme response to infection.
Pneumonia isn’t the only infection that can lead to sepsis. A skin infection that keeps spreading and raises your heart rate. A urinary tract infection that suddenly lowers your blood pressure. An infected kidney stone that raises your temperature – these are not just infections anymore. They could be sepsis.
About 1.7 million adults in the United States develop sepsis each year, and at least 350,000 die during hospitalization or are discharged to hospice,
Sepsis contributes to more than one-third of hospital deaths in this country.
Yet public awareness remains surprisingly low. Many people still do not recognize the symptoms or realize that common infections can trigger it. When your medical team suspects sepsis, the clock starts. We start IV fluids and broad-spectrum antibiotics within the first hour, and then we look for the source of the original infection.
I have seen patients walk in barely able to talk who are then sitting up and asking for water a few hours later. But not every case follows the same course. Some arrive early, get aggressive treatment and still end up in the ICU. Sepsis can be unpredictable, and that’s why early recognition matters so much.
Many people think of infections as staying in one part of the body. Pneumonia affects the lungs. A urinary infection affects the bladder. A skin infection stays in the skin.
Sometimes that is true. But when sepsis develops, the body’s response can become much larger than the original infection.
Sepsis is like a kitchen fire that triggers sprinklers throughout an entire building.
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN
The death of NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, whose family said he had severe pneumonia that progressed to sepsis, has renewed questions about a condition many people have heard of but few fully understand.
Sepsis is more common and more unpredictable than most people realize.
As a urologist, I frequently care for patients who arrive in the emergency room with infected kidney stones. The symptoms often started days earlier: flank pain, fevers, chills, nausea or a general feeling that something was not right. By the time they get to the emergency room, some look visibly ill: heart rate up, blood pressure low, tired and sometimes confused.
This is no longer just an infection. This is sepsis, the body’s extreme response to infection.
Pneumonia isn’t the only infection that can lead to sepsis. A skin infection that keeps spreading and raises your heart rate. A urinary tract infection that suddenly lowers your blood pressure. An infected kidney stone that raises your temperature – these are not just infections anymore. They could be sepsis.
About 1.7 million adults in the United States develop sepsis each year, and at least 350,000 die during hospitalization or are discharged to hospice,
Sepsis contributes to more than one-third of hospital deaths in this country.
Yet public awareness remains surprisingly low. Many people still do not recognize the symptoms or realize that common infections can trigger it. When your medical team suspects sepsis, the clock starts. We start IV fluids and broad-spectrum antibiotics within the first hour, and then we look for the source of the original infection.
I have seen patients walk in barely able to talk who are then sitting up and asking for water a few hours later. But not every case follows the same course. Some arrive early, get aggressive treatment and still end up in the ICU. Sepsis can be unpredictable, and that’s why early recognition matters so much.
Many people think of infections as staying in one part of the body. Pneumonia affects the lungs. A urinary infection affects the bladder. A skin infection stays in the skin.
Sometimes that is true. But when sepsis develops, the body’s response can become much larger than the original infection.
Sepsis is like a kitchen fire that triggers sprinklers throughout an entire building.
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:07 am to Eurocat
My husband developed sepsis earlier this year. He has pancreatic cancer and was undergoing chemo at the time so the symptoms he was having seemed to be from the chemo (nauseous and intense shivering). He never ran a fever. We now know the shivering is a huge red flag for sepsis, but even his oncologist wasn't concerned at the time.
Long story short, the liver stent he had put in due to his pancreatic cancer was blocked and had caused a massive infection. They replaced his stent, and he was in the hospital for over a week and had to take intravenous antibiotics 3 times a day for 6 weeks afterwards.
About a month later, he started shivering again and we went to the ER immediately. He was dealing with another massive infection from his stent being blocked and wound up in the ICU.
All that to say, the symptoms that were expected like a fever, body aches, and pain weren't present (he did run a fever after he was hospitalized). His only symptom both times was uncontrollable shivering.
Long story short, the liver stent he had put in due to his pancreatic cancer was blocked and had caused a massive infection. They replaced his stent, and he was in the hospital for over a week and had to take intravenous antibiotics 3 times a day for 6 weeks afterwards.
About a month later, he started shivering again and we went to the ER immediately. He was dealing with another massive infection from his stent being blocked and wound up in the ICU.
All that to say, the symptoms that were expected like a fever, body aches, and pain weren't present (he did run a fever after he was hospitalized). His only symptom both times was uncontrollable shivering.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:07 am to Eurocat
quote:
at least 350,000 die during hospitalization or are discharged to hospice
So 1 could of died and 349,999 discharged. Fear porn bait.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:16 am to Evolve
discharged to hospice
Not the best option.
Not the best option.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:17 am to SpaceCamp
quote:
My husband developed sepsis earlier this year
pics?
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:26 am to Eurocat
My grandfather went septic after a botched procedure a few weeks ago. He was good after 3 days. Those Korean war vets are hard to kill
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:55 am to Eurocat
I worked with a guy who had his gallbladder removed. They sent him home. He went back a couple days later with discomfort. They sent him home again. Went back to the hospital and then died of sepsis all less than a week after surgery.
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