Many people have heard of sepsis, but they don't know what sepsis is. In fact, sepsis is a systemic infection that causes various pathogenic bacteria to invade the blood circulation, grow and multiply in the blood, and produce toxins that threaten health. If the body's immune system is unable to remove these bacteria, the impact will be significant and may threaten the life and health of patients. Therefore, it was discovered that sepsis should be treated as soon as possible to reduce the damage caused by sepsis. So, how long can you live for sepsis?
How long you can live after the occurrence of sepsis should be based on a comprehensive judgment such as the severity of the disease and the treatment effect. It cannot be generalized. If it is a newly discovered sepsis, the infection is not obvious at this time, and the development of the disease can be controlled through timely treatment.
If it is discovered and not treated in time, in severe cases, vital organ dysfunction appears and severe sepsis is formed, which may also cause organ failure and threaten life and health. In this case, the life span of the patient may be shortened .
What are the red flags of sepsis to be alert?
1. High fever
In the process of sepsis threatening health, there will be many unhealthy symptoms, among which the obvious feature is body fever, which causes infection and onset of illness due to the invasion of germs If the patient is more urgent, the body temperature will be abnormal at the time of infection, and it is mostly manifested as a high fever, accompanied by chills. Therefore, there are special physical manifestations of high fever, which may be the symptoms caused by sepsis, and should be treated in time, otherwise there may be shock, severe infection, etc. in a critical condition.
2, joint swelling and pain
joint swelling and pain is a common manifestation of sepsis. During the development of sepsis, the immune function of the patient's body decreases, and the joint symptoms are more obvious , Sometimes it will be red and swollen, even purulent, and it will infiltrate the surrounding tissues. Therefore, there are obvious special manifestations of joints, and it is necessary to know whether it is sepsis, and to reduce the damage to the body through timely treatment.
3. Decreased heart function
Sepsis has a high degree of harm. In the development of sepsis, heart function will decline in many people, and even cause endocarditis. In the development process, it is obvious Its characteristics are tachycardia, shortness of breath, further reduction in heart function, obvious infection, and threats to life and health.
If you have various adverse symptoms of the heart, you should know whether it is caused by sepsis, and promptly start treatment to improve heart function, otherwise the heart disease will become serious, the infection will become uncontrollable, and the patient’s life and health will be affected. damage.
4. Renal failure
When sepsis is severe, it can lead to kidney failure. The kidney, as an important organ of the human body, has the function of excreting water and toxins, and severe sepsis can cause renal failure. It is even accompanied by the occurrence of hemolytic anemia. Therefore, if the kidney is severely damaged, it should be understood whether it is caused by sepsis, and the kidney function should be improved through timely treatment, otherwise the kidney failure will be serious and the life and health of the patient will be threatened.
