For every hour that proper treatment is delayed the mortality associated with severe sepsis increases by 7 percent.
Severe sepsis is the leading cause of death in the non-coronary ICU with mortality rates between 30-50 percent.
In the US, sepsis is regarded as the 10th leading cause of death, higher than breast, colorectal, prostate and pancreatic cancers
For every hour that proper treatment is delayed the mortality associated with severe sepsis increases by 7 percent.
Severe sepsis is the leading cause of death in the non-coronary ICU with mortality rates between 30-50 percent.
In the US, sepsis is regarded as the 10th leading cause of death, higher than breast, colorectal, prostate and pancreatic cancers
For every hour that proper treatment is delayed the mortality associated with severe sepsis increases by 7 percent.
Severe sepsis is the leading cause of death in the non-coronary ICU with mortality rates between 30-50 percent.

ISICEM 2016

ISICEM 2016

Axis-Shield exhibited at the International Society for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ISICEM) conference in Brussels from March 15-18th 2016.

Our lunch symposium showed the utility of Heparin Binding Protein for the prediction of severe sepsis. To see the presentations from our symposium please click here.