Promoting patient safety and improving the quality of patient care
Tag: sepsis
This week from PPAHS and around the web, we celebrate our 5th anniversary with some sharable tips for improving #patientsafety. We’ve also found 2 great studies and an interesting infographic about the opioid epidemic.
Continue reading “Patient Safety Weekly Must Reads (October 7, 2016)”
For this week’s weekly must-reads, we’re focusing on the topic of sepsis for National Sepsis Awareness Month. According to the Mayo Clinic:
Sepsis occurs when chemicals released into the bloodstream to fight the infection trigger inflammatory responses throughout the body. This inflammation can trigger a cascade of changes that can damage multiple organ systems, causing them to fail.
A recent Vital Signs Report issued by the CDC finds that sepsis begins outside of the hospital in nearly 80% of patients.
Additionally, 7 in 10 patients with had recently used health care services or had chronic diseases requiring frequent medical care. The report continues with 5 key steps clinicians can take to prevent sepsis from occurring.
Continue reading “Patient Safety Weekly Must Reads (September 2, 2016)”