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A new sponsor for our Sepsis App and a new test for sepsis
As many of our users have likely already noticed, our Sepsis app now has a sponsor and we’re very happy about it! Beckman Coulter has generously agreed to support our continued sepsis education efforts, and we want to take this opportunity to welcome them to the...
FDA approves angiotensin II formulation (Giapreza) for blood pressure maintenance in adults with refractory septic shock
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an angiotensin II intravenous formulation (Giapreza, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co) for the treatment of hypotension in adults with refractory distributive and septic shock not responsive to IV fluids and other...
Looking for the Vitamin C sepsis cure – An interview with Paul Marik
Back in April of this year I wrote a blog on the discovery by Dr. Paul Marik, a critical care physician at East Virginia Medical School, that a cocktail of vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine was remarkably effective at treating patients with severe sepsis and...
Could vitamin C be the miracle cure for sepsis?
Background A definitive cure for sepsis has eluded physicians and scientists since the advent of modern medicine. Over the years, numerous agents have undergone testing in clinical trials, but most have shown limited to no efficacy for the treatment of this deadly...
September is Sepsis Awareness Month – help educate your peers and patients!
As many of you know, September is Sepsis Awareness Month, a time when many hospitals and healthcare professionals and organizations throughout the world come together to increase public and professional awareness of sepsis. Although great strides have been made in...