NIH Funding UPMC’s 5-Year Study on Sepsis

UPMC researchers are embarking on a five-year study with an aim to finally create the first set of protocols for diagnosing and treating sepsis in the emergency room, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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The study, which will be funded by the National Institutes of Health, is designed to determine interventions that can stop the progress of sepsis and septic shock; management protocols for the first six hours after diagnosis; and the long-term outcomes for those who suffered some sepsis.

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