Risk of sepsis is underestimated in Switzerland, warn experts
In Switzerland, over 20,000 people are hospitalised with sepsis every year. Around 4,000 die as a result, a new report from the Swiss Sepsis Programme shows. The Swiss Sepsis Programme (SSP) and the Swiss Federal Quality Commission (EQK) announced on Thursday that sepsis, which is often referred to colloquially as blood poisoning, is therefore just as serious and frequent a medical emergency as a stroke or heart attack. Around 2,500 people die from strokes and heart attacks in Switzerland every year. Читать дальше...