Ask A Doctor: What Happens If I Leave Sepsis Untreated?

microsoft, ask a doctor: what happens if i leave sepsis untreated?

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Expert opinion from Shobha S Reddy

MBBS, Masters in Diabetology, General Practitioner & Diabetologist · 15 years of experience · India

Sepsis occurs when chemicals released into the bloodstream by the immune system to fight infection trigger inflammation throughout the body. This can cause a cascade of symptoms that damage multiple organ systems, leading them to fail and sometimes result in death. Bacterial infections are most often blamed for sepsis, though can be caused by viruses, parasites, and fungi. In hospitalized patients, bacteria enter through IV lines, surgical wounds, catheters, bedsores, etc. It is common in people with a weak immune system like HIV, those on immune suppressants, pregnant women, diabetes. Sepsis is a medical emergency and has to retreat aggressively if not it can cause clotting of blood vessels, hypoxia, acidosis, organ failure, shock, and eventually death.

Expert opinion from Alex T. Thomas

MD · 40 years of experience · USA

The untreated sepsis may harm tiny blood vessels and cause fluid to seep into the surrounding tissues, which are caused by toxins generated by bacteria. This can impact the capacity of your heart to pump blood to the organ, lowering your blood pressure and preventing blood from getting to important bodies, like the brain and liver. People whose immune systems are compromised are at higher risk of septic shock.

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Expert opinion from Gustavo Campos

Doctor of Medicine · 9 years of experience · Brazil

There is a real chance for the patient to die if sepsis is not treated. It’s not impossible to survive a sepsis, but one will be at great risk of having organs failure and shock. Those will be the probable cause of death.

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