How is sepsis treated? Sepsis six demystified

SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is also known as sepsis. Sepsis is the most frequent cause of mortality in intensive care units (ICUs) and is responsible for more than 250,000 deaths in the United States annually. This video aims to spread awareness regarding sepsis and help people understand the current treatments in place to treat it. Sepsis six consists of three diagnostic and three therapeutic steps that are currently being used as guidelines for sepsis treatment within hospitals.

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This video was made by McMaster studentsHelen Kim, Jessica Kun, Lyndsay Rayner, Nicole Vandenheuvel and Fadi Hana in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program

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