Sepsis -- diagnosing a top hospital killer | Christopher Seymour | TEDxUniversityofPittsburgh

One of the largest hospital killers, sepsis, is a bit like trying to classify the taxonomy of the platypus. While it is a deadly and common issue, diagnosing sepsis was previously very difficult and inaccurate. Dr. Christopher Seymour explains a new method of sepsis classification and how this may revolutionize sepsis intervention in hospitals.
Dr. Seymour is Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is core faculty member in the Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA) Center in the Department of Critical Care, where he contributes to the Program on Critical Care Health Policy. He is affiliated faculty in the Center for Research on Emergency Medical Services (CREMS) in the Center for Emergency Medical Services of Western Pennsylvania. Dr. Seymour received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania before completing his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He then completed a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington, where he obtained masters degree in clinical epidemiology at the University of Washington, School of Public Health.
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[@paradise6606]

What a great presentation as I sit here with my beloved brother fighting for his life in a hospital with Sepsis.

[@MrBobWareham]

Is this man really involved with life or death god help? us

[@gaylesmith2987]

Scary, isn’t it.