How to Use sepsis in a Sentence

sepsis

noun
  • Even when treatment works, sepsis can leave a mark.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • Half a decade on, new sepsis models are hitting the scene.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 12 May 2026
  • Treatments for sepsis are evolving and a work in progress.
    — Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Along with sepsis, his cause of death was hypothermia.
    — USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Savage died from sepsis a few hours later.
    — Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The pattern was reversed in mice with the flu and viral sepsis.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That involves some trial and error, like in the case of the sepsis tool.
    — Erin Brodwin, STAT, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Left untreated, sepsis can lead to death.
    — Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
  • When the babies were a month old, doctors thought Brodie might have sepsis.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • These are signs that the infection has spread to the bloodstream, which can lead to sepsis.
    — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 19 Jan. 2018
  • That is what makes sepsis dangerous.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • Symptoms of sepsis include heavy breathing, fever, fast heart rate, and chills.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 19 Jan. 2024
  • When your medical team suspects sepsis, the clock starts.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • Miller, too, developed sepsis and died.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Blood had stopped circulating in her legs, raising the risk of sepsis as soon as she was freed.
    — Joseph A. Slobodzian, Philly.com, 1 June 2018
  • Since then, Staunton notes, about 2 million people have died from sepsis.
    — Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY, 21 May 2017
  • His son Michael said the causes were Alzheimer’s disease and sepsis.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Wilkie died at his Mooresville home three days later of sepsis, an autopsy found.
    — Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Pounded by health calamities the last decade, Mike died at age 64 of sepsis.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
  • Five years ago, the bottom fell out of sepsis prediction software.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 12 May 2026
  • His death, in a hospital, was caused by sepsis, said his wife, Rachel Loshak.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
  • This type of infection often leads to sepsis, the researchers said.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019
  • But if it’s not removed within hours or days, the woman could be at risk of sepsis, or of losing her uterus.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
  • For example, loss of fluid in the body may contribute to the risk of sepsis.
    — Cailley Lapara, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And the number of sepsis cases per year is on the rise in the United States.
    — Jessica Bliss, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2017
  • One thing that surprises many patients and families is that sepsis can have a long tail.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • His cause of death has since been revealed to be pneumonia that progressed into sepsis.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • In this study, ibuprofen failed to prevent the worsening of sepsis and failed to decrease the risk of death.
    — Richard Klasco, New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • Read Tom’s story about the flaws in the AI that predicts sepsis here.
    — Wired Staff, Wired, 25 June 2021
  • Listeria infection in the blood can lead to sepsis, which can be deadly.
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025

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