Sepsis Plans in Hospitals Can Save Children's Lives
Kids are more likely to survive when clinicians quickly follow three crucial steps.
By Lisa Esposito, Staff Writer July 25, 2018, at 12:00 p.m.
Take blood cultures. Start antibiotics. Give intravenous fluid. Following these three standard hospital procedures within an hour can save the life of a child with sepsis, a new study suggests.
Researchers analyzed how kids with severe sepsis fared in hospitals in New York state, where "Rory's Regulations" – named after a boy who died of sepsis when the health care system failed him – are now mandated. The study, released Tuesday in JAMA, found that children who had received recommended treatment within 60 minutes were more likely to survive the life-shattering complication of sepsis.
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