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Sepsis Diagnosis and Management in the Lab

 



Understanding Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated host immune response to infection and affects more than 49 million people worldwide.1
Identifying the root cause of infection and optimizing antibiotic use is essential to ensure a successful outcome, reduce adverse antibiotic effects, and prevent antibiotic resistance.2
A life-threatening syndrome
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  • A dysregulated immune response to infection
  • Requires immediate treatment
  • Can progress to septic shock and lead to organ dysfunction and death
A global healthcare crisis
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  • Responsible for more than 11 M global deaths, annually1
  • The leading cause of hospital readmissions3
  • Accounts for more hospitalization costs than any other disease4
A treatable condition
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  • Early and appropriate administration of antibiotics decreases sepsis mortality
  • Prompt antibiotics administration improves sepsis outcomes

Importance of Early Sepsis Diagnosis and Management

For septic patients, IVD testing is crucial to support effective treatment. Testing can be done using many different biomarkers and systems belonging to different laboratory disciplines.
Use these educational resources to learn more about the tools to help identify sepsis to bring faster treatment to patients.

Spotting Sepsis: Early Detection Saves Lives

Presenters Drs. Shih Hong-Mo Ph.D, Elena A Sukhacheva and Angela Harrison to take a closer look into the latest research, innovative detection methods, and best practices that can aid healthcare professionals in recognizing sepsis at its earliest stages.

Decoding the host response to infection

The sepsis patient pathway is complicated. Understanding the host response can help.

Sepsis can cause devastating patient consequences and drive significant healthcare costs. Timely administration of antibiotics to patients with sepsis decreases the likelihood of death. Supporting better patient outcomes requires a broad and comprehensive approach.

Tackling antimicrobial resistance can help optimize sepsis treatment.

What if you could act faster and avoid deterioration of a septic patient's health? Follow one woman's journey and Beckman Coulter's role in improving antibiotic therapy decisions.

 

Supporting Better Outcomes for All Patients

Timely treatment is the foundation to successful sepsis intervention, so early sepsis diagnosis is critical. Learn more about our commitment to
early sepsis diagnosis and antimicrobial stewardship.

Patient story

Septic Patient Story

What if you could act faster and avoid deterioration of a septic patient’s health? Follow one woman’s journey in this short video and learn about the tools used to identify sepsis to bring faster treatment.

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Sepsis Alliance: More to the CBC

Take a deeper dive into the CBC test results with a special focus on the WBC differential. Learn clues pointing to sepsis recognition to provide the right care to the right patient at the right time.

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Transforming Infection Detection

Explore innovative diagnostic targets, WBC activation, and the power of digital hematology—and how the CBC and AI are transforming our understanding of the host immune response

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micro sepsis numbers infographic

Accurate Diagnosis Decreases Sepsis Burden

Early recognition of antimicrobial resistance presents an opportunity for improved diagnosis.

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One of the main concerns on the management of patients with sepsis and septic shock is the augmentation of antimicrobial efficacy, while preventing the emergence of resistant strains during treatment.
Martinez et al.2

 

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1. Rudd KE, Johnson SC, Agesa KM, et al. Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990-2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. Lancet. 2020;395(10219):200-211. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32989-7

2. Martínez ML, Plata-Menchaca EP, Ruiz-Rodríguez JC, Ferrer R. An approach to antibiotic treatment in patients with sepsis. J Thorac Dis. 2020;12(3):1007-1021. doi:10.21037/jtd.2020.01.47

3. Fact Sheets | Sepsis Alliance. 2023. Accessed August 10, 2023. https://www.sepsis.org/education/resources/fact-sheets/

4. Perman SM, Goyal M, Gaieski DF. Initial emergency department diagnosis and management of adult patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2012;20:41. doi:10.1186/1757-7241-20-41

 

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