Care for Patients with Sepsis
We offer coordinated, comprehensive care for patients with sepsis.
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Chapters Health System offers compassionate care and support for patients with sepsis, which happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body.
If you or someone you love is diagnosed with sepsis, please seek immediate medical attention. We can help patients with sepsis in the following ways:
- In some instances, we are able to provide antibiotic therapy in the home in order to promote comfort in a familiar environment.
- Overall management of a patient’s disease
- Assistance with complex medical decision making
- Guidance in transitioning between levels of care
- Pain and symptom management and/or reduction
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Secure monitoring via telehealth options
For more information on how we can help you or a loved one manage sepsis, please call 1-866-204-8611 or Contact Us.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
Doctors diagnose sepsis using a number of physical findings such as:
- Fever
- Low blood pressure
- Increased heart rate
- Difficulty breathing
- Doctors also perform lab tests that check for signs of infection or organ damage.
- Doctors also perform specific tests to identify the germ that caused the infection that led to sepsis.
- This testing might include blood cultures looking for bacterial infections, or tests for viral infections, like COVID-19 or influenza.
Research shows that rapid, effective sepsis treatment includes:
- Giving appropriate treatment, including antibiotics
- Maintaining blood flow to organs
Sometimes surgery is required to remove tissue damaged by the infection. Source: CDC
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