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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

Attention is turning to sepsis, the life-threatening response to infection that health experts call a hidden pandemic within the COVID-19 pandemic. Coverage examines how the surge in COVID-19 patients increased sepsis cases and strained hospitals, disrupted diagnosis and treatment of other infections, and what health systems must do next to detect sepsis earlier and improve survival rates.

Why now: Health media and professionals are reassessing sepsis care as lessons emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on infection management.

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