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This post was originally published on January 29, 2008. It is part of the classics of the RT Cave collection. While some of this is outdated, most of it is not. So, in our quest to become more well rounded therapists, we must now look into another common condition, a condition that is the leading cause of death in critical care units. For starters, we need to know that is is the leading cause of death in critical care units. Of the 750,000 patients it effects every year, 250,000 will die. These statistics cannot, and are not, being ignored. Hospitals continue to work overtime to create guidelines to help caregivers both recognize and diagnose sepsis so those who have it can get the treatment they need. Likewise, efforts can be made to recognize who is at risk for developing sepsis so it can be prevented. These statistics have gone pretty much unchanged since the early 1980s. So, even with modern knowledge and technology, hospitals have been unable to break this trend. Yet they are,...

This post was originally published on January 29, 2008. It is part of the classics of the RT Cave collection. While some of this is outdated, most of it is not. So, in our quest to become more well rounded therapists, we must now look into another common condition, a condition that is the leading cause of death in critical care units. For starters, we need to know that is is the leading cause of death in critical care units. Of the 750,000 patients it effects every year, 250,000 will die. These statistics cannot, and are not, being ignored. Hospitals continue to work overtime to create guidelines to help caregivers both recognize and diagnose sepsis so those who have it can get the treatment they need. Likewise, efforts can be made to recognize who is at risk for developing sepsis so it can be prevented. These statistics have gone pretty much unchanged since the early 1980s. So, even with modern knowledge and technology, hospitals have been unable to break this trend. Yet they are,...