Bacterial Sepsis
Sepsis occurs when there is an overwhelming bacterial infection that poisons the blood. When nursing home neglect has occurred, bed-ridden residents can form bedsores. Bedsores most often develop when the constant pressure pinches tiny blood vessels that deliver oxygen and nutrients to the skin, and when the skin is deprived of nutrients and oxygen, areas of tissue can die and form bedsores. If the bedsores are not promptly treated, it can continue to progress and eventually lead to bacterial sepsis.
Every year, different forms of sepsis, including bacterial sepsis, kills more than 200,000 people in the United States. Sepsis usually starts as a bacterial infection that can quickly spread, setting off chemical reactions that damage tissue and can lead to organ failure and death. Aggressively treating bacterial sepsis must begin immediately if the conditions of the nursing home resident have been allowed to even reach that point. The morbidity and mortality from anaerobic and mixed bacterial sepsis is as great as from sepsis caused by a single aerobic organism.
Preventative measures for bacterial sepsis include early treatment of localized infection, like bedsores. Since the elderly are more susceptible to developing bacterial sepsis, especially those with other medical illness like diabetes, nursing home workers must be especially attentive to individual residents. The number of deaths attributed to sepsis has nearly doubled in the past 20 years.
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