Sepsis just means “infection” to many health care providers. Yet germs alone cannot be credited for the severe, multisystem organ failure that occurs with sepsis. This session explains what goes wrong in the human body that leads to sepsis, how commonly this occurs, why sepsis is so difficult to detect and diagnose, and what current recommendations say about sepsis screening and treatment. Finally, you’ll gain insight into current controversy about the best treatments for sepsis and how this may affect other best practices in healthcare.
