Levin & Perconti has successfully represented families in Chicago, and throughout the state, in cases of nursing home neglect. Unfortunately, many people have loved ones who currently reside in nursing homes and assisted living facilities where any infection is a constant concern for falling prey to sepsis. Not many years ago, the CDC estimated less than 50% of Americans had ever heard about sepsis or facts about the prevalence and preventability of this insidious and alarming condition. On average, approximately 30% of patients diagnosed with severe sepsis do not survive.The risk of dying from sepsis increases by as much as 8% for every hour of delayed treatment.Someone in the United States is diagnosed with sepsis every 20 seconds.The condition leads to more than 270,000 deaths each year.
Without timely evaluation and intervention, sepsis morphs quickly and can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.Īlthough usually stemming from a bacterial infection, viral infections such as COVID-19 and the flu have been known to begin the rapid progression from sepsis to severe sepsis, and unfortunately, to septic shock.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 1.5 million cases of sepsis annually. When the blood flow is impaired, the lack of transport can impair needed nutrients and oxygen to internal organs. In sepsis, immune chemicals in the bloodstream trigger inflammation, leading to blood clots and leaky blood vessels.
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