Neonatal Sepsis: How Far Have We Come, and What is There to Learn?

摘要

A number of previous studies have investigated sepsis in the foal; however, applicability of results to the general medicine populace has been hampered by a lack of standardization of quantification of exactly what sepsis is. It has therefore been difficult to establish a reliable basis for prognosis and treatment. Early recognition and treatment have been considered crucial to improve survivability.1 Although in non-surviving foals single factors may be identified as occurring at a higher frequencythan in survivors, prognosis should not be based on single factors alone. Within each diagnostic category a range of survival occurs as a result of the severity of the condition, constitution of the foal, and extraneous factors (duration of condition before referral, economic).2 Consistent with other studies evaluating more complex examination variables present at admission, multisystemic disease in addition to those comorbidities related to sepsis decreases likelihood of survival to discharge.