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My Brothers & Sisters:
This message came to my inbox today:
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:48 PM
Subject: The Very Rev’d Donald Rice
Forwarded FYI:
I don’t know if you are aware that Fr. Don Rice is still stuck on the Ventillator in ICU at TMC after his back surgery with possible Sepsis. You may wish to make a post to request prayers.
Fr. Atwood Rice, M.D.
Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:46 pm (PST)
Sepsis is quite serious -
Also called: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
Sepsis is a life-threatening illness. Your body’s response to a bacterial infection usually causes it. Your immune system goes into overdrive, overwhelming normal processes in your blood. The result is that small blood clots form, blocking blood flow to vital organs. This can lead to organ failure. Babies, old people and those with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sepsis. But even healthy people can become deathly ill from it. A quick diagnosis can be crucial, because one third of people who get sepsis die from it.
Sepsis is usually treated in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU). IV antibiotics and fluids may be given to try to knock out the infection and to keep blood pressure from dropping too low. Patients may also need respirators to help them breathe.
nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sepsis.html
Since November 21, 2001, it is estimated that 5,416,000 people have developed severe sepsis, and 1,552,000 are estimated to have died.*
Thank you.
Your Brother in Christ, Michael
This message came to my inbox today:
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:48 PM
Subject: The Very Rev’d Donald Rice
Forwarded FYI:
I don’t know if you are aware that Fr. Don Rice is still stuck on the Ventillator in ICU at TMC after his back surgery with possible Sepsis. You may wish to make a post to request prayers.
Fr. Atwood Rice, M.D.
Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:46 pm (PST)
Sepsis is quite serious -
Also called: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
Sepsis is a life-threatening illness. Your body’s response to a bacterial infection usually causes it. Your immune system goes into overdrive, overwhelming normal processes in your blood. The result is that small blood clots form, blocking blood flow to vital organs. This can lead to organ failure. Babies, old people and those with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sepsis. But even healthy people can become deathly ill from it. A quick diagnosis can be crucial, because one third of people who get sepsis die from it.
Sepsis is usually treated in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU). IV antibiotics and fluids may be given to try to knock out the infection and to keep blood pressure from dropping too low. Patients may also need respirators to help them breathe.
nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sepsis.html
Since November 21, 2001, it is estimated that 5,416,000 people have developed severe sepsis, and 1,552,000 are estimated to have died.*
- Based on yearly estimates of 751,000 cases of severe sepsis and 215,000 deaths nationally from Angus DC, et al. Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: Analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care. Crit Care Med. 2001;29:1303-1310.
Sepsis.com - Sepsis Information for Healthcare Professionals
sepsis.com/index.jsp
Thank you.
Your Brother in Christ, Michael
