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SEPSIS: Improving early detection

and survival outcomes

Over 37,000 lives are claimed by sepsis in the UK each year. If the infection is not treated quickly, it can progress to a state of severe sepsis resulting in multi-organ failure, septic shock and ultimately death. Aside from the significant clinical dangers to patients, sepsis also costs the NHS ВЈ2.5 billion every year.В

Prompt diagnosis and clinical intervention in relation to sepsis is key to improving survival rates. With cases of sepsis increasing annually by 8-13%…