Post Author: Tonya Jagneaux, MD, Chadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, and Hollis O’Neal, MD

Tonya Jagneaux is a pulmonary and critical care physician. Chadd K. Kraus is an emergency medicine physician. Hollis O’Neal is a pulmonary and critical care physician.

Tonya Jagneaux is a pulmonary and critical care physician. Chadd K. Kraus is an emergency medicine physician. Hollis O'Neal is a pulmonary and critical care physician.

The deadliest condition in emergency departments deserves a new diagnostic approach

Tonya Jagneaux, MD, Chadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, and Hollis O’Neal, MD

Conditions

October 13, 2024

Today, most emergency departments (EDs) face overcrowding, high patient volumes and a strain on our increasingly limited staff and resources. As a result, the average patient experiences ED wait times of about two-and-a-half hours, with some reaching nearly four hours.

The possibility of sepsis makes these delays even trickier. More than one-third of all in-hospital deaths are attributed to sepsis, making it the Read more…