title: Sepsis.
abstract: Essential facts Sepsis is a clinical syndrome caused by the body's immune and coagulation systems being switched on by an infection and is thought to cause 44,000 deaths a year. If not recognised early, sepsis can lead to shock, multiple organ failure and death. Sepsis is a leading cause of avoidable death that kills more people than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom