Results from the bioMérieux Sepsis Survey Project revealed critical care physicians reported an increase in sepsis in the intensive care unit, including a notable increase in pediatric sepsis.
The bioMérieux Sepsis Survey Project surveyed and interviewed 187 critical care specialists at the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine conference. Key findings from the survey include:
• 64 percent of respondents said sepsis is increasing in U.S. ICUs and impacting a growing number of younger patients.
• 17 percent said they have seen an increase in sepsis and septicemia in young patients, which they attribute to antibiotic-resistant organisms.
• More than 30 percent reported that antibiotic resistance is to blame for the increasing rate of sepsis in U.S. hospitals.
• 98 percent reported that they need a rapid test to help diagnose sepsis in their patients.
• 19 percent said they have seen an increase in fatalities among critical care patients due to antibiotic-resistant organisms.
• 83 percent said antibiotic resistance is a major problem, as witnessed by increasing sepsis fatalities.
The bioMérieux Sepsis Survey Project surveyed and interviewed 187 critical care specialists at the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine conference. Key findings from the survey include:
• 64 percent of respondents said sepsis is increasing in U.S. ICUs and impacting a growing number of younger patients.
• 17 percent said they have seen an increase in sepsis and septicemia in young patients, which they attribute to antibiotic-resistant organisms.
• More than 30 percent reported that antibiotic resistance is to blame for the increasing rate of sepsis in U.S. hospitals.
• 98 percent reported that they need a rapid test to help diagnose sepsis in their patients.
• 19 percent said they have seen an increase in fatalities among critical care patients due to antibiotic-resistant organisms.
• 83 percent said antibiotic resistance is a major problem, as witnessed by increasing sepsis fatalities.
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