血液过滤去除关键蛋白质或可预防脓毒症死亡

PEOPLE with severe sepsis could one day be treated by having their blood filtered to remove a crucial protein that seems to drive the life-threatening reaction. Sepsis occurs when the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection, damaging tissues and organs. It can also escalate into septic shock, in which blood pressure falls dramatically, leading to even more damage. In 2017, there were an estimated 49 million cases of sepsis worldwide. A later meta- analysis of patients in Europe, North America and Australia found that 32 per cent of people with sepsis die within 90 days, rising to 39 per cent for those with septic shock, despite treatments being available to treat the initial infection and compensate for organ damage. …