Talk:Sepsis
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Septic
Is there a reason why Septic is a redirect to Sepsis? I don't quite understand it from the article text. --Timc 03:22, 6 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Abdomenal GSWs and sepsis
I think the article should mention the high incidence of sepsis following gunshot wounds to the abdomen. My understanding is that this is caused by wholesale leaking of GI material from punctured (or eviscerated) bowel and colon into the abdominal cavity, and that left unchecked death from massive sepsis can occur with 24-36 hours. This article (http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/journal/vol43_4/4340004.htm) discusses GSWs in Lagos (where prompt surgery and antibiotics clearly aren't always available). Also, I understand a large number of battlefield deaths in WW1 (particularly at the beginning, before they figured out surgical methods for treating abdominal injuries) were due to gunshot-related sepsis. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 00:53, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
The anon announces
Hello my grandma died from spesis 2 years ago
Septicemia
Could someone who knows about septicemia please make a separate article instead of a redirect?
- Please sign your name. Septicicaemia is a form of sepsis, and creating a seperate page would lead to Balkanisation of the relevant information. Just keep it here. JFW | T@lk 07:08, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
