Sepsis is a serious health concern causing thousands of deaths annually in the UK, with healthcare professionals often slow to recognize and treat it. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) reports persistent safety risks associated with delays in diagnosis, frequently ignoring family observations. The UK Sepsis Trust estimates 10,000 avoidable deaths yearly linked to this issue. Sepsis, characterized by organ dysfunction due to untreated infections, is challenging to diagnose due to its overlapping symptoms with other conditions. Initiatives to address these challenges have yet to resolve the ongoing risk effectively.
The recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk, despite previous reports highlighting the large number of deaths it causes when diagnosed too late.
Too often, relatives were ignored when they raised concerns about the condition of a loved one who later died of sepsis, according to HSSIB.
Sepsis develops when an infection goes untreated and the body's immune response starts to target its own tissues and organs, causing more deaths than lung cancer.
Despite initiatives to improve recognition and treatment over the last 20 years, sepsis remains a significant safety risk, with thousands of avoidable deaths each year.
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