Completing a pediatric sepsis care bundle within 1 hour decreased the risk for death by 40% and improved other outcomes as well, a study has found. "No child should die from a treatable infection.

Compliance with a relaxed "care bundle" was associated with lower 30-day mortality and shorter median hospital stays among children with sepsis, according to interim data from the Improving Pediatric ...

Jan. 18, 2005 (Phoenix) -- A fast sepsis treatment protocol when completed in the emergency department of a large academic medical center reduced in-hospital sepsis mortality to 12.5% compared with a ...

Boston, MA – A new study led by the Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the ...

Although many healthcare leaders applaud the attention CMS is bringing to this deadly condition, some are finding the highly prescriptive measures too constricting. In the wake of the October 2015 ...

Currently available evidence does not support the recent "Hour-1 Bundle" recommendation to perform five initial treatment steps within the first hour in patients with sepsis. That's the position of ...

For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve the chances of survival. An updated 'Hour-1 Bundle' of the international, ...

For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve the chances of survival. An updated "Hour-1 Bundle" of the international, ...

Banner Health is using new technology to combat sepsis, a life-threatening condition caused by a bloodstream infection. Severe sepsis strikes an estimated 750,000 people in the United States each year ...

A new study led by the Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for ...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers two severe sepsis bundles to guide healthcare providers’ care of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. IHI updated its sepsis bundles in ...

(HealthDay)—Completion of a one-hour sepsis bundle within one hour cuts mortality in pediatric patients, according to a study published in the July 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical ...