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How COVID-19 worsened the hidden sepsis crisis
Original: The hidden pandemic within the pandemic: How COVID-19 impacted sepsis – and what comes next
Experts are highlighting sepsis as a 'hidden pandemic within the pandemic', arguing that COVID-19 sharply increased sepsis cases and deaths worldwide while overwhelming hospitals and diverting attention from the condition. The discussion examines how the pandemic changed sepsis care and what health systems must do next to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Why now: Ongoing reflection on COVID-19's wider health impacts has renewed attention on sepsis as an under-recognised consequence of the pandemic.
Evidence
- The hidden pandemic within the pandemic: How COVID-19 impacted sepsis – and what comes next · pharmaphorum.com
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