New guidelines for hospitals in England to cut sepsis deaths-What about the U.S.???

New guidelines for hospitals in England to cut sepsis deaths

Hospitals could face financial penalties if they fail to meet new guidelines for detecting and treating sepsis.

The guidance, mandated by NHS England, includes a requirement for staff to alert senior doctors if patients suspected of having the deadly condition do not respond to treatment within one hour.

All NHS trusts in England will be contractually obliged to fully comply with the advice from April, in a bid to improve accountability.

Sepsis a leading cause of death in US hospitals but many deaths may not be preventable

Sepsis is a major contributor to disability, death and health care costs in the United States and worldwide. A growing recognition of the high burden of sepsis as well as media coverage of high-profile, sepsis-induced deaths have catalyzed new efforts to prevent and manage the disease. While new initiatives have been beneficial in paving the road toward better detection and treatment of sepsis, the role of sepsis in associated deaths and their preventability remain largely unknown. To address this question, a research team at Brigham and Women's Hospital has comprehensively reviewed the characteristics and clinical management of patients who died with sepsis. The results are published in JAMA Network Open.

Intravenous Vitamin C is a cancer killer the FDA still wants to ban

Vitamin C has a broad spectrum antioxidant function with the ability to protect cell structures and DNA from free radical damage. Vitamin C is remarkably safe even in enormously high doses. Compared to commonly used prescription drugs, side effects are virtually nonexistent.

No matter how high the concentration, vitamin C does not harm healthy cells. Yet, through an array of enzymatic and metabolic reactions, vitamin C has an impressive ability to protect and treat and wide range of diseases, including cancer. When something is this effective at treating disease, the FDA will stop at nothing to prevent public access.

The benefits of long-term vitamin C consumption in excess of the U.S. government recommended daily allowance (RDA) are widely acknowledged and include reduced risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and cataracts.

Higher-than-RDA vitamin C intakes have been associated with increases in good HDL cholesterol, decreases in LDL cholesterol oxidation, decreased blood pressure and decreased cardiovascular mortality.

'We know this pain': Actor Jason Watkins, who lost his daughter, two, to sepsis in 2011 pleads for better awareness of the killer blood condition - after reading about another family's loss

'We know this pain': Actor Jason Watkins, who lost his daughter, two, to sepsis in 2011 pleads for better awareness of the killer blood condition - after reading about another family's loss

Actor Jason Watkins, who lost his daughter Maudie, two, to sepsis in 2011, has made a plea on Twitter for better awareness of the often fatal blood condition after reading about another family's loss. 

BAFTA-winner Watkins, 52, posted a heartfelt tweet saying 'we know this pain' after reading about the inquest into the death of Marcie Tadman, two, who lost her life to sepsis in December 2017. 

University lab discovers link between OCD drug and treatment for sepsis

University researchers find a new potential treatment option for sepsis.

Researchers from the Gaultier Lab in the University School of Medicine published a paper Feb. 6, in the journal Science Translational Medicine on their recent finding that the drug fluvoxamine, ordinarily used as medication for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, may have the ability to treat sepsis as well.

Nearly 20,000 U.S. Staph Deaths Last Year, CDC Reports

Nearly 20,000 U.S. Staph Deaths Last Year, CDC Reports

CDC experts say health care tactics such as decolonization (reducing germs people may carry and spread) before surgery and following CDC's current recommendations could prevent more staph infections.

A new Vital Signs report from CDC says more than 119,000 bloodstream infections and nearly 20,000 deaths are attributable to staph, showing that —despite reductions to date—staph infections still threaten patients in the United States. The report underscore that all staph can be deadly and that health care providers and administrators can take prevention steps to protect their patients.

The report includes results derived from electronic health records at more than 400 acute care hospitals, the experts said in a briefing March 5.

Sepsis test could show results ‘in minutes‘

A new rapid test for earlier diagnosis of sepsis is being developed by University of Strathclyde researchers.

The device, which has been tested in a laboratory, may be capable of producing results in two-and-a-half minutes, the study suggests.