Sepsis

New findings reported from S.F.M. Duncan and co-authors describe advances in sepsis

Published in Hospital Business Week, July 6th, 2008

According to a study from the United States, "Isolated shoulder sepsis is an uncommon clinical problem with little information in the literature on causative organisms and potential sequelae. We examined the organisms involved, surgical treatments, antibiotic treatments rendered, and complications in these cases."

"We retrospectively reviewed the records of 19 adult patients (19 shoulders) who underwent operative treatment of isolated shoulder sepsis from 1996 to 2005. Patient age, gender, laboratory studies, previous treatment, surgical procedures, surgical findings, cultured organism, antibiotic treatment, and complications were reviewed. The organisms included...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2008-07-06)

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