Stat News: Doctors have resisted guidelines to treat sepsis. New study suggests those guidelines save lives

May 21, 2017

Even in the face of increased pressure from regulators, many doctors have failed to fully embrace early screening and treatment protocols for sepsis, an infection-related complication that afflicts tens of thousands of Americans every year and that can be life-threatening.

Skeptics have argued that there haven’t been any comprehensive studies to support the notion that the protocols can actually save lives.

On Sunday, however, the New England Journal of Medicine published a large study that could make doctors reconsider — and help hospitals address head-on one of the most common dangers their patients face.

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