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    Sepsis arises when the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs, which can lead to shock, multiple organ failure, and death if not promptly recognized and treated. It begins with a local infection that spreads toxins and pathogens through the bloodstream, causing systemic inflammation and dysfunction of vital organs like the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys. The condition worsens through three stages: systemic inflammatory response syndrome, organ dysfunction including sepsis onset, and septic shock with multiple organ failure and severe low blood pressure.

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    Sepsis arises when the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs, which can lead to shock, multiple organ failure, and death if not promptly recognized and treated. It begins with a local infection that spreads toxins and pathogens through the bloodstream, causing systemic inflammation and dysfunction of vital organs like the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys. The condition worsens through three stages: systemic inflammatory response syndrome, organ dysfunction including sepsis onset, and septic shock with multiple organ failure and severe low blood pressure.

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    Sepsis arises when the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs, which can lead to shock, multiple organ failure, and death if not promptly recognized and treated. It begins with a local infection that spreads toxins and pathogens through the bloodstream, causing systemic inflammation and dysfunction of vital organs like the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys. The condition worsens through three stages: systemic inflammatory response syndrome, organ dysfunction including sepsis onset, and septic shock with multiple organ failure and severe low blood pressure.

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    Sepsis

    arises when the body's response to an infection


    injures its own tissues and organs. It may lead to
    shock, multiple organ failure, and death, especially
    if not recognized early and treated promptly .
    Brain

    Stage 1

    From a local infection to a


    general inflammation
    Lung
    Infection

    Heart
    Liver
    Kidney

    A local infection e.g. in the lung overcomes the bodys local defense mechanisms.
    Pathogenic germs and the toxins they
    produce leave the original site of the
    infection and enter the circulatory system.

    Stage 3

    Stage 2

    Organ dysfunction

    world-sepsis-day.org |
    made by Lindgruen-GmbH

    This leads to a general inflammatory


    response: SIRS
    (systemic inflammatory response syndrome)
    The function of individual organs starts to
    deteriorate and may completely fail.
    Sepsis starts with the onset of at least one
    new organ dysfunction.

    Septic Shock
    Several organs stop functioning sequentially
    or simultaneously, and cardio-circulatory
    failure leads to a sudden drop in blood
    pressure. This is called septic shock.

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