Sepsis in adults

Sepsis is common. In 2018, more than one million US Medicare patients were admitted to hospital with sepsis.

And complications are serious - from renal failure to ARDS to DIC.

So what if anything can we do to ensure that it is diagnosed and managed correctly?

To answer this and other important questions, have a listen to this podcast with Professor Andre Kalil, from the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

For more on sepsis, visit BMJ Best Practice.

Competing interests: none