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Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:42 am to Tigerholic
Some vaccines work to prevent the infections that turn into sepsis.
It is not that the medical community doesn’t know or doesn’t have the antibiotics to treat it.
The issue is that sepsis comes on slowly and silently, then all at once. Most of the indicators are non-specific. Tachycardia, hypotension, high white count. It is those things all together that raise the suspicion for sepsis.
The lesson is not to distrust the medical community; it is to go get checked out when you don’t feel well.
It is not that the medical community doesn’t know or doesn’t have the antibiotics to treat it.
The issue is that sepsis comes on slowly and silently, then all at once. Most of the indicators are non-specific. Tachycardia, hypotension, high white count. It is those things all together that raise the suspicion for sepsis.
The lesson is not to distrust the medical community; it is to go get checked out when you don’t feel well.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:57 am to Eurocat
Hospitals are notorious for some pretty nasty infections and bacteria. I had a lady come into the ER from a pretty routine grease burn, not horrible but nothing major. She had a kitchen work rag covering it so it wasn’t the cleanest wound. The hospital staff disinfected it, cleaned it, and dressed it. She came back the next day complaining of severe pain and discomfort. Her wound looked like an oozing blister and her forearm had swelled to the size of a cantaloupe. Two days later they amputated her arm from the elbow down to save her life. She died about a week later from mrsa
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:57 am to Eurocat
My sister has a “horseshoe kidney” meaning it acts like one.
She had a kidney infection which she didn’t address properly, turned to Sepsis so bad the tips of her fingers and toes turned black.
Nearly died and was hospitalized for two weeks, mostly in ICU
Scary Stuff
She had a kidney infection which she didn’t address properly, turned to Sepsis so bad the tips of her fingers and toes turned black.
Nearly died and was hospitalized for two weeks, mostly in ICU
Scary Stuff
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:58 am to tigerinthebueche
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What struck me most about KBs death was that he apparently didn’t realize he was in such trouble.
That was terrifying to read about.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:00 am to Eurocat
This “article” can be summed up in a sentence
Sepsis is a condition when infection from any source causes single organ system failure (-40% mortality) or multiple organ system failure (-90% mortality)
What I am very surprised about is the fact that they aren’t releasing the infectious agent, whether bacterial, viral or fungal. You would think if it was just as simple as a pneumococcal infection that would have been stated.
Double pneumonia as a cause of death is an incomplete fact.
Analogous to someone saying the cause of death is a hole through the brain and leaving out what caused it, such as a gunshot or other trauma.
Sepsis is a condition when infection from any source causes single organ system failure (-40% mortality) or multiple organ system failure (-90% mortality)
What I am very surprised about is the fact that they aren’t releasing the infectious agent, whether bacterial, viral or fungal. You would think if it was just as simple as a pneumococcal infection that would have been stated.
Double pneumonia as a cause of death is an incomplete fact.
Analogous to someone saying the cause of death is a hole through the brain and leaving out what caused it, such as a gunshot or other trauma.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:04 am to Cotten
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I doubt I’ll ever be able to trust the corrupt US medical professional again at this point.
Sorry to hear about your situation, but the medical establishment also has a real hard time overcoming what men tend to do, which is minimize symptoms, leave out vital tidbits of history, etc.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:09 am to Eurocat
For those with loved ones in the hospital…
The #1 risk factor for hospital acquired pneumonia is lack of oral care.
The #1 risk factor for sepsis is pneumonia.
Brush your teeth while you’re at the hospital.
The #1 risk factor for hospital acquired pneumonia is lack of oral care.
The #1 risk factor for sepsis is pneumonia.
Brush your teeth while you’re at the hospital.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:09 am to SallysHuman
Depends upon the source of infection, if it’s s foreign object or medical device it is much much easier to treat than a wound or internal infection. Those are severely life threatening
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:13 am to Evolve
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So 1 could of died and 349,999 discharged. Fear porn bait.
FYI most people leave hospice in a casket.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:15 am to LemmyLives
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Sorry to hear about your situation, but the medical establishment also has a real hard time overcoming what men tend to do, which is minimize symptoms, leave out vital tidbits of history, etc.
Interesting. So since my Son was brought to the ICU unconscious, it’s his fault his Dr couldn’t diagnose him? Because he couldn’t verbally relay his full history, symptoms, etc. I.e. tell the actual Dr the problem instead of the Dr. diagnosing him…you know..what he’s supposedly there to do?
GFY.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:15 am to Eurocat
Surprised so many people have never heard of sepsis before Kyle Bush
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:15 am to Evolve
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could of
I immediately disregard opinions of people who type this.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:17 am to Eurocat
One of my best friends barely survived back in 2023. It's a frightening condition
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:28 am to Cotten
I am sorry for your loss. What caused him to lose consciousness? But, to Lemmy’s point, he couldn’t give a history to help in the diagnosis.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:35 am to Cotten
Seriously? The medical profession saved my life. I had strep toxic shock that led to sepsis. The infectious disease guy figured it out. The infection likes to hide in joints. In my case that was the knee. Kidneys shut down, 3 surgeries on the knee to debride it. They saved me. 6 weeks in the hospital. The folks that don't trust medical professionals (cause they don't immediately figure things out) are completely nuts in my view. No excuses for not working with them to sort out mysteries. They aren't perfect but too many people are looking for blame when none should exist.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:36 am to Evolve
Discharged to hospice. That means you will die
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:37 am to Eurocat
Just prior to retirement I was working with a university in development of an AI managed device that kills sepsis by running a person's blood through a tray that uses 14 billion pixels from 35 400 megapixel sensors that have pixel size of 1.5 microns to 'see' what's in the blood using a custom hyperspectral light filter and a specialized lasers. The blood sits between this filter and a layer of over half a million custom multi-photonic crystal nanolasers that produce a specific wavelength of short bursts of light that will kill only the sepsis bacteria as it passes through the tray, AI is able to track all sepsis and fires the appropriate laser(s) immediately killing just the sepsis. Then, the dead bacteria are flushed out through the bodies natural blood cleansing routine and the body isn't overwhelmed before medications can get it under control. If trials are successful and the device approved, it would become a must have device for every hospital in the world.
This was in development but I had signed an NDA that prevented me from discussing any real details, but that has now expired. Still won't divulge the university but it IS a Texas university. Hope this comes to fruition as sepsis is a major killer for people that have a penetrative injury or surgical infection.
This was in development but I had signed an NDA that prevented me from discussing any real details, but that has now expired. Still won't divulge the university but it IS a Texas university. Hope this comes to fruition as sepsis is a major killer for people that have a penetrative injury or surgical infection.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:38 am to Eurocat
I never heard of nobody getting "sepsis" before "that" shot. Really makes you think!
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:47 am to Ingeniero
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I never heard of nobody getting "sepsis" before "that" shot. Really makes you think!
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