Sepsis natural history

Prognosis
Prognosis can be estimated with the MEDS score.

Related conditions/complications

 * Infection is the invasion of normally sterile host tissues by a microbial pathogen.
 * Bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood. Bacteremia can occur in sepsis and other serious diseases such as infective endocarditis, bacteremic pyelonephritis or pneumonia and meningitis but it may also be a harmless and transient condition.
 * Viremia is the presence of Viruses in the blood.
 * Septic joint is an infection of a joint; it is associated with bacteremia and trauma.
 * Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can be the result of sepsis
 * Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) leading to acute renal failure, can be the result of hypoperfusion of the kidneys in sepsis (i.e. not enough blood gets to the kidney and they stop working properly)
 * Arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm; it can be the result of sepsis.
 * Ileus or ischemic colitis can be the result (hypoperfusion) or cause of sepsis
 * Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome can be the result of sepsis
 * Meningitis, infection of the tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord, can be a complication or cause of sepsis
 * Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone; it can be the cause or result of sepsis
 * Endocarditis, infection of the inner surface of heart which is in contact with blood, can also be a complication or cause of sepsis
 * Pyaemia — causes abscesses