What is sepsis and how dangerous is it?
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Sepsis is a serious medical condition caused by infection.  It can lead to organ dysfunctions, septic shock, and even death.  Good luck to you and your family.  May God bless in this time of need.
1144477
There is always a risk of sepsis after a surgical procedure.  But this one carries little risk.  Since the surgey takes place in a aspetic environment, infection would happen during recovery.  This would only happen if your stiches come apart before healing has finished.  But you should be given antibiotics after a surgical procedure like that anyway.
264409
Quite dangerous.  If he is strong and healthy he may recover with antibiotics, but also may not.
484709
Go see your doctor, that could be dangerous and compromise your health
7037
You probably shouldn't.  Infections are a bad thing....
500171
An abscess is a circumscribed collection of pus usually caused by microorganisms. Abscesses can occur anywhere in the body—in hard or soft tissue, organs or confined spaces. Due to their fluid content, abscesses can assume various shapes. Their internal pressure can cause compression and displacement of surrounding tissue, resulting in pain. An abscess is part of the body’s natural defense mechanism; it localizes infection to prevent the spread of bacteria.
322275
could be several very serious diseases you should see a doctor right away!
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Blood poison occurs when bacteria, usually the same bacteria that causes meningitis, enter the blood stream.  It is also known as septicemia.  It is a life threatening condition that requires immediate medical treatment.  Fatality rates for septicemia are around 20%.
270160
What do you mean "dangerously" low?  Hypokalemia is a very serious condition. And yes, if it is severe can be life threatening. I'm hoping you are under the care of a physician, if not you need to be now.
509333
Sounds pretty serious, like you need to visit a doctor or even an emergency  room ASAP.
488176
Septicemia is very serious. It means that bacteria are not only IN your bloodstream, but are growing there. It doesn't mean certain death, but can cause it. Fungal infections are harder to treat however. Why have they let this infection go so long as to cause this severity, and why are they just letting him go? Sounds like something is up. I know they can amputate (as with diabetic patients who let foot infections get so bad the foot/leg turns "black") as a last resort. Sounds odd to me.
803826
Very very dangerous. Potentially fatal.
955458
your body is susceptible to infection.
994386
Septicemia is the presence of bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) and is often associated with severe disease. Septicemia is a serious, life-threatening infection that gets worse very quickly. It can arise from infections throughout the body, including infections in the lungs, abdomen, and urinary tract. It may come before or at the same time as infections of the bone (osteomyelitis ), central nervous system (meningitis ), or other tissues. Septicemia can rapidly lead to septic shock and death. Septicemia associated with some organisms (germs) such as meningococci can lead to shock, adrenal collapse, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, a condition called Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome. Septicemia can begin with spiking fevers and chills, rapid breathing and heart rate, the outward appearance of being seriously ill (toxic) and a feeling of impending doom. These symptoms rapidly progress to shock with decreased body temperature (hypothermia), falling blood pressure, confusion or other changes in mental status, and blood-clotting abnormalities evidenced by a specific type of red spots on the skin (petechiae and ecchymosis).
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You should be scared of getting a disease, or dying because the hospital put the wrong blood in, or because your body is fighting the unknown blood entering your system. Try not using blood transfusions for anything. Human error is far too great to take the risk and so are STD's.
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I'm a hospital tech, and I cannot give you specifics due to Hippa laws but I can tell you this:\nI was in the ER with a patient that had overdosed. The body rejects all poisons and therefore the person was asphyixiating, hemorraging, and experiencing aneurisms.\nOn top of this, we had to run several IV's and strap the person down as they were screaming in severe pain.\nSo in my opinion, it can be a very painful death.
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It needs to come out as soon as possible.  Care needs to be taken when emptying the catheter collection bag - handwashing is very important.  The point at which the catheter enters the body needs to be kept clean as well.  Children and the elderly are more susceptible to sepsis, but it can happen to anyone.  Before sepsis occurs, symptoms of a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) will occur.  Pain, fever, burning among others.