What is sepsis?

Sepsis is a serious condition that causes a whole body (systemic) inflammatory response to a localized or generalized infection. Sepsis requires prompt medical attention to avoid failure of major organs and body systems, including the kidneys, liver, lungs, and central nervous system.

How do members experience sepsis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sepsis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for sepsis*

Who has sepsis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 4
30s 30
40s 48
50s 71
60s 91
70+ 67

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 71
Female 242

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What is sepsis?

Sepsis is a serious condition that causes a whole body (systemic) inflammatory response to a localized or generalized infection. Sepsis requires prompt medical attention to avoid failure of major organs and body systems, including the kidneys, liver, lungs, and central nervous system.



Common symptoms reported by people with sepsis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for sepsis

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Compare treatments taken by people with sepsis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have sepsis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with sepsis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has sepsis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 30 say sepsis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 4
30s 30
40s 48
50s 71
60s 91
70+ 67

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 71
Female 242

These charts show data from sepsis patients who have completed their condition history
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