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Treatment for Sepsis


There are several medical treatments for sepsis. The patient is most likely to be given oxygen so that the organs are able to heal themselves. The doctors often order medications for suppressing and treating the infection which is the root cause of sepsis. Most of the times, doctors give antibiotics to patients intravenously. As the blood culture results show, the doctors may be able to determine the kind of organism that is causing the condition.

If the blood pressure is too low, the doctor would also give you intravenous saline water to raise it. The patient usually remains in the hospital till the blood work comes out. For those who are very ill, and whose organs are failing, the doctors may recommend hospitalization in an intensive care unit. In case the imaging tests show an infection in the abdomen, they may attempt draining the toxins through a tube placed in the body. Sometimes, surgery is also required to check for infection and control it if the situation so demands.

Apart from the treatment of the infection and drainage of the toxins produced by the infectious microbes, there are no new methods of treatment of this condition. Despite years of research, doctors have not been able to find out how to treat sepsis in any other way. There are some medications which have proved to be beneficial in clinical trials. However, subsequent testing did not show any specific improvements in the condition of those suffering from this severe disease. 
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References
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