Sepsis Hysteria, COVID-19, Maternal Sepsis, Life After Sepsis, and more...

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Sepsis Hysteria: Facts Versus Fiction In October 2019, Professor Mervyn Singer and colleagues wrote a letter to The Lancet alleging that the claims around the incidence of sepsis were overstated and that highlighting the importance of early intervention has increased antibiotic consumption - our response was published in 'Intensive Care Medicine this week...

Update: Can COVID-19 Cause Sepsis? Explaining the Relationship Between the Coronavirus Disease and Sepsis With the COVID-19 Pandemic continuing to hold the world hostage, we have updated our article explaining the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and sepsis...

New Research from the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS) + Exclusive Interview with Study Lead Dr. Bonet In the last week of April, the newest research from the Global Maternal Sepsis Study was published in The Lancet. On this important occassion, the GSA was able to speak to Dr. Mercedes Bonet, Study Lead at the World Health Organization, exclusively...

Abdulelah´s COVID-19 Story – From National Healthcare Leader to COVID-19 Patient "I was admitted to a negative pressure isolation room, and it was at that time that I realized I just made the transition from a “National Healthcare Leader” into a suspected COVID-19 patient..."

Life After Sepsis - Free Downloadable Brochure Addressing Life After Sepsis and Post-Sepsis Symptoms for Sepsis Survivors and Their Loved Ones  Our "Life After Sepsis"-Guide - a free downloadable brochure that aims at guiding survivors and their families, who are the most vulnerable when sepsis occurs, is now available for download...

Q&A on COVID-19 and Sepsis – Submit Your Questions Now We have assembled an international task force consisting of medical professionals, communications experts, and sepsis survivors from all over the world, standing by to answer your most burning questions on COVID-19 and the relationship between COVID-19 and sepsis – submit your questions here...

May 5th Was World Hand Hygiene Day – Nurses and Midwives, Clean Care Is in Your Hands  May 5th was World Hand Hygiene Day – clean healthcare is among the most urgent challenges identified by the United Nations to be addressed by the global community in the next 10 years, and is highly relevant in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as fighting against infections, sepsis, and, most recently, SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19...

New WSD Infographics Now Available in Spanish and Italian, Besides English Our 2020 WSD Infographics are now available in Spanish and Italian, in addition to English. These include a brand-new design as well as the staggering findings from the Global Burden of Disease Sepsis Study released in The Lancet in January, and are a free download as always...

Understanding Sepsis – a Film About Sepsis for Young People by the Swedish Sepsisfonden Our colleagues from the Swedish Sepsisfonden have launched a school project where they target young people in their awareness work. Their first step has been a video explaining how the immune system works and what happens when you develop sepsis...

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