http://acute-illness.com/sepsis Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:28:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There has recently been an interesting article published in the Critical care journal.  The effect of treatment with vasopressin during sepsis has been investigated. Vasopressin First a bit of background.  One of the problems during sepsis is leakage of plasma from the blood vessels which leads to a low blood pressure.  Vasopressin ... http://acute-illness.com/sepsis/vasopressin-use-during-sepsis-6 A recent paper has been published in which mice with severe sepsis when treated with EGCG, the major antioxidant in green tea, had a significantly lower death rate than controls. Initially I had dismissed it as all hype but on closer examination there may be something to it. Why should ... http://acute-illness.com/sepsis/could-green-tea-treat-severe-sepsis-5 Sepsis is a massive challenge in modern medicine.  Despite significant investment in researching the condition the mortality rate, the percentage of people who die, is still shockingly high.  During this short post I'm going to try and answer the question, "What is sepsis?" Over-reaction The prevailing theory is that sepsis represents an ... http://acute-illness.com/sepsis/what-is-sepsis-4 Before I really get started with posting I thought it would be worthwhile writing a short post to explain what I hope to achieve with the site. I'm currently researching sepsis as part of my degree and I was disappointed by the poor state of information on the web dealing with ... http://acute-illness.com/sepsis/here-we-go-3