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… targeting the leading direct causes of maternal mortality (eg, postpartum haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, sepsis, delivery complications and uns…

…. Using predictive models to detect neonatal conditions such as sepsis, necrotising enterocolitis and mortality could lead to earlier …

…OFA scores (6 (95% CI: 4 to 9) vs 5 (95% CI: 3 to 8), p=0.006), renal failure (41.6% vs 33.1%, p=0.009), sepsis (36.1% vs 31.6%, p<0.001) and…

… for child mortality. Infections among young infants, including sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia, continue to cause a large burden of …

…Background Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening and challenging condition involving fluid…

…ions after experiencing complete atrioventricular block.Methods NSTEMI patients who did not undergo CABG or PCI and experienced comple…

…dered a precursor to disseminated intravascular coagulation and multi-organ failure. Currently, there is no specific treatment for SIC beyond suppo…

…y laparotomy, which revealed pyoperitoneum. Cultures identified Streptococcus pyogenes; antibiotics were escalated to meropenem and vancomycin. The pa…

…NHS 111’s reliance on an “ineffective” algorithm for potential sepsis cases could be putting patients in danger, experts have warned …

…in 34 reviewed trigger-negative cases, resulting in a 100% NPV. Sepsis was the most common diagnosis among error-positive cases (n=11,…

…NHS hospitals. Named after 13-year-old Martha Mills who died of sepsis in 2021, the policy allows patients, their families and NHS sta…