9000 deaths annually in Canadian hospitals (Quick news)

Sepsis is responsible for more than nine thousand deaths annually in Canadian hospitals. According to a recent report, one in three patients will die after acquiring sepsis in hospitals. In the last two years thirty thousand patients were hospitalized for sepsis.

Sepsis is a life threatening bacterial infection, and is characterised by small blood clots resulting in restricted blood flow to vital organs that can potentially lead to organ failure. Anyone with a compromised immune system is susceptible to sepsis, but healthy people can acquire the infection as well. It’s crucial to be diagnosed quickly to prevent death.

Sepsis treatment consists of antibiotics and fluid to eliminate the infection and restore normal blood pressure. The layman’s term for sepsis is blood poisoning.