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Executive Brief
On September 28, 2022, the FDA released Clinical Decision Support, Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff. This guidance is long overdue, and with it comes the elimination of any protections for EHRs, or any other vendors, to pretend it’s OK to sell or deploy solutions for patient monitoring and care for life-threatening conditions like sep
Tim Kuebelbeck
The term sepsis describes the body`s extreme response to infection. When a person suffers from sepsis, his or her immune system has been triggered in response to an infection, which causes inflammation and damages tissues in the body.
Symptoms of Sepsis
The symptoms of sepsis may include:
- Fever (102 degrees Fahrenheit or higher)
- Chills
- Rapid breathing (above 20 breaths per minute) or respirat
The Problem:
When Kevin Kronmiller was 22, he found out he had 5 years to live if he didn`t receive a liver transplant. Beating the odds, Kevin made it to 50 before needing a liver transplant. After his surgery, Kevin went into Septic Shock. He found out later from his physicians that he had a 30% chance of survival and even if he did survive, doctors were very concerned about long-term complications.