Search Tag: ICU mortality

2025 11 Jun

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that affects approximately 750,000 people annually in the U.S., with a mortality rate of around 27%. In about 15% of these cases, sepsis progresses to septic shock, a more severe state marked by dangerously low blood pressure and reduced tissue perfusion, where the risk of death increases to 30-40%.   Prompt...Read more

2025 13 May

  Rapid response teams (RRTs) were initially designed to identify and treat patients undergoing acute clinical deterioration before the onset of irreversible complications such as cardiac arrest. However, despite their conceptual appeal, evidence supporting their efficacy in reducing hospital mortality has been inconsistent. Moreover, little has...Read more