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Sepsis and chronic wounds: What do you know? What should you know?

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Sepsis and chronic wounds: What do you know? What should you know?

Richard White, Sarah Witts
9 November 2016

The failure within the NHS to rapidly diagnose and treat sepsis has been highlighted by the Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman. This article underlines why early recognition is key and that clinicians need to act promptly to prevent the progression of infections towards a potentially fatal endpoint.

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