What is sepsis ?
Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition that occurs when the immune system overreacts to an infection, leading to organ dysfunction. This immune response causes tissue and organ damage and can lead to shock, multiple organ failure and sometimes death, especially if not detected early and treated promptly.
According to data published in 2020 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), there were 48.9 million cases of sepsis in the world in 2017, of which almost half (20 million) were in children under the age of five, and 11 million deaths linked to this disease, representing 20% of deaths worldwide.
Cette vidéo de la Global Sepsis Alliance explique le sepsis en 3 minutes, notamment ses causes les plus courantes, ses symptômes, comment il peut être diagnostiqué et traité, et bien plus encore.
