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Sepsis, which is sometimes called blood poisoning, is essentially the body's overreaction to an infection.

Vitamin C Fails Again As Treatment For Sepsis

Feb 24, 2021
Sepsis is one of the most common causes of death for hospitalized patients. The search for an effective treatment has been frustrating.
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A bacterial blood infection can lead to a deadly overreaction called sepsis.

'Tantalizing' Results For A Test Of Vitamin C For Sepsis

Oct 01, 2019
The biggest study published to date on vitamin C as a treatment for sepsis couldn't say it helped patients. But the paper does hint that people who got the treatment were more likely to survive.
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Shauna Pelfrey talks to her husband, Dorian, while preparing for his dialysis appointment.

Vitamin Treatment For Sepsis Is Put To The Test

Dec 12, 2018
Researchers have devised a large clinical study to quickly assess whether one doctor's apparently effective treatment for deadly sepsis is a fluke or worthy of widespread use.
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Marik's solution includes a steroid (left) combined with vitamin C (right) and a few other ingredients.

Can A Cocktail Of Vitamins And Steroids Cure A Major Killer In Hospitals?

May 11, 2018
Two big studies aim to rigorously test what could be a revolutionary treatment for a common and deadly disease: sepsis. Many doctors are awaiting the results before changing their practice.
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Dr. David Carlbom, a critical care pulmonologist at UW Medicine's Harborview Medical Center, says sepsis has long frustrated clinicians. "There's no blood test," he says. "There's nothing you can look at under the microscope and say 'this is sepsis.' "

Synergy Between Nurses And Automation Could Be Key To Finding Sepsis Early

Feb 22, 2018

A bedside computer loaded with software that tracks vital signs in the ICU can pick up early warning patterns, specialists say. But it takes a human care provider to sort the signal from the noise.

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Dr. David Carlbom, a critical care pulmonologist at the University of Washington's Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, has used the anti-sepsis treatment Kelly got on 25 other patients so far. Sometimes he's seen what looks like a really rapid response

Did An IV Cocktail Of Vitamins And Drugs Save This Lumberjack From Sepsis?

Feb 21, 2018
A 51-year-old man nearly died from septic shock, when a crushing injury led to overwhelming infection. After getting an experimental treatment, he's recovering well, but some doctors want more proof.
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A well-regarded intensive care doctor in Virginia says he has had good success in treating 150 sepsis patients with a mix of IV corticosteroids, vitamin C and vitamin B, along with careful management of fluids. Other doctors want more proof — the sort

Why The Newly Proposed Sepsis Treatment Needs More Study

Mar 30, 2017
The bodywide inflammation known as sepsis kills about 300,000 people in U.S. hospitals each year. Promising treatments have come and gone, warn skeptical doctors, who call for rigorous research.
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