Every 3 heartbeats someone in the world dies of sepsis
Sepsis associated healthcare costs:
$24Bn in US
$7.6Bn in EU
Claims more lives than breast cancer, prostate cancer and AIDS, combined
Every hours delay in diagnosis and treatment increases mortality risk by 7.8%
~11M die annually worldwide
55-60% of sepsis cases are missed by the gold standard blood culture system
of all sepsis patients die
of all deaths in the developing world is caused by sepsis
of sepsis survivors experience long-term effects e.g., amputations, memory loss, chronic pain and fatigue
Symptoms are non-specific. Patients present flu like symptoms such as shivering or aches/pains and so often goes undiagnosed
Diagnosis is too slow – Current clinical diagnosis turn-around times are 1-5 days depending on the pathogen type.
Consequently current protocol requires clinical staff to prescribe any patient that is suspected of having sepsis with a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are only successful 30% of the time!