Post by Moraff on Nov 5, 2010 7:56:54 GMT -8
Oct. 20, 2010, 12:06 a.m. EDT
Sepsis: A deadly disorder you’ve never heard of
Doctors say greater awareness, faster treatment will improve survival rates
By Anya Martin, MarketWatch
" Ludwin remained hospitalized for 100 days. Her sepsis was so invasive and fast-spreading that to halt its progress, surgeons had to remove her gall bladder, perform a thoracotomy on her left lung, and amputate her legs below her knees, all her fingers on her left hand and partial digits on her right hand. She has had 18 surgeries to date with more to come. "
The rest here.
www.marketwatch.com/story/sepsis-a-deadly-disorder-youve-never-heard-of-2010-10-20?pagenumber=1
Sepsis: A deadly disorder you’ve never heard of
Doctors say greater awareness, faster treatment will improve survival rates
By Anya Martin, MarketWatch
" Ludwin remained hospitalized for 100 days. Her sepsis was so invasive and fast-spreading that to halt its progress, surgeons had to remove her gall bladder, perform a thoracotomy on her left lung, and amputate her legs below her knees, all her fingers on her left hand and partial digits on her right hand. She has had 18 surgeries to date with more to come. "
The rest here.
www.marketwatch.com/story/sepsis-a-deadly-disorder-youve-never-heard-of-2010-10-20?pagenumber=1