New York hospitals must report sepsis-related data to the state Department of Health. The establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all hospitals in New York State is estimated to have saved more ...

Deaths from sepsis declined during the 2 years following implementation of a state mandate requiring hospitals to follow sepsis care bundles and report on patient outcomes, according to a study ...

A large-scale study shows the benefits for pediatric patients of sepsis protocols that were mandated by New York State in 2013. More than one in 10 children hospitalized with sepsis die. When clinical ...

E. coli is one of the bacteria that can cause sepsis. Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals, killing about a quarter of a million Americans each year. New research from the University ...

Even in the face of increased pressure from regulators, many doctors have failed to fully embrace early screening and treatment protocols for sepsis, an infection-related complication that afflicts ...

The implementation of an electronic sepsis protocol coincided with greater use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and an increase of Clostridium difficile infections at a teaching hospital, according to ...

After 2013, when New York State mandated that hospitals follow protocols to treat sepsis, completion of the protocols increased and mortality declined. Whether these encouraging trends have equitably ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The 2006 Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines can help reduce the duration of pediatric hospital stays ...

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System announced the National Quality Forum endorsed sepsis practices developed at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. NQF endorsed this measure when it announced the ...

Hospitals that treat a larger population of black patients see slower improvements in sepsis care than hospitals that treat more white patients, according to a study published in Health Affairs. In ...

Dr. Donald Berwick contributed significantly to this article. Sepsis kills more than 210,000 Americans each year, equal to the population of Rochester, New York. Sepsis is a bloodstream infection that ...