Background: Sepsis and septic shock, critical health concerns in the U.S., demonstrate varied mortality rates across different racial groups. This study examines the impact of race on mortality and complications in septic shock, providing insights into healthcare disparities. Methods: Using data from the National Inpatient Sample database (2016-2020), this retrospective analysis included 2,789,890 patients with [...]

Background: Septic shock is a significant burden: average length of stay (LOS) for sepsis patients in US hospitals is 75% greater than most other conditions. Mean LOS dramatically increases with sepsis severity: 4.5 days for sepsis, 6.5 for severe sepsis, and 16.5 for septic shock. Administration of antibiotics in < 1 hour after presentation at [...]

Case Presentation: Patient was a 26-year-old female with history of methamphetamine abuse, previous C trachomatis infection, and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction who presented via EMS for acute hypoxic respiratory failure and unresponsiveness and was intubated in ED. Initial vitals include systolic blood pressure of 80, undetectable diastolic blood pressure, heart rate of 168 [...]