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In the worst cases, blood pressure drops, the heartweakens, and the patient spirals toward septic shock. Once thishappens, multiple organs—lungs, kidneys, liver—mayquickly fail, and the patient can die. Sepsis is amajor challenge in hospitals, where it's one of the leadingcauses of death.
Accordingly, is death from sepsis painful?
If caught early, sepsis is treatable with fluidsand antibiotics. But it progresses quickly and if not treated, apatient's condition can deteriorate into severe sepsis, withan abrupt change in mental status, significantly decreased urineoutput, abdominal pain and difficultybreathing.
Then, how does sepsis occur?
Sepsis is a life-threatening illness caused byyour body's response to an infection. Sepsis develops whenthe chemicals the immune system releases into the bloodstream tofight an infection cause inflammation throughout the entire bodyinstead.
Almost all people with severe sepsis and septicshock require admission to hospital. Some people may requireadmission to an intensive care unit (ICU). However, sepsisis treatable if it is identified and treated quickly, and in mostcases leads to a full recovery with no lastingproblems.