How to Use sepsis in a Sentence

sepsis

noun

• Read Tom’s story about the flaws in the AI that predicts sepsis here.
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 25 June 2021
• The result: Deaths due to severe sepsis fell by 15% in one year.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• That involves some trial and error, like in the case of the sepsis tool.
  — Erin Brodwin, STAT, 5 Oct. 2020
• His daughter, the singer Kay Lyra, said the cause of his death, in a hospital, was sepsis.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• Pounded by health calamities the last decade, Mike died at age 64 of sepsis.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
• His son Michael said the causes were Alzheimer’s disease and sepsis.
  — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2020
• The cause was sepsis, said a daughter, Yvette Robinson.
  — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2020
• Wiederkehr, a member of the Church of St. Genevieve in Centerville, almost died of sepsis in 2007.
  — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2019
• In this study, ibuprofen failed to prevent the worsening of sepsis and failed to decrease the risk of death.
  — Richard Klasco, New York Times, 11 May 2018
• His death, in a hospital, was caused by sepsis, said his wife, Rachel Loshak.
  — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
• For example, loss of fluid in the body may contribute to the risk of sepsis.
  — Cailley Lapara, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• Duggan said the idea for a memorial came from Cher Coner, who's mom died of sepsis in the Spring.
  — David Williams, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
• The cause was sepsis, said his brother Michael Stanton.
  — Benjamin Gordon, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019
• The cause was sepsis, said his daughter Karen Crumlich.
  — Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2019
• Doctors had to remove the man's nose, lower legs and both hands to stop the spread of sepsis in his body, caused by the bacteria.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2019
• When Rosshart tried this, the lab mice survived—as expected—whereas the wildlings died of sepsis.
  — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 1 Aug. 2019
• Blood had stopped circulating in her legs, raising the risk of sepsis as soon as she was freed.
  — Joseph A. Slobodzian, Philly.com, 1 June 2018
• Bobbie Johnson’s mother, Shirley Mike, checked in to Brighton in 2016 after a bout of sepsis.
  — Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
• Symptoms of sepsis include heavy breathing, fever, fast heart rate, and chills.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 19 Jan. 2024
• About 1 in 3 patients who die in a hospital have sepsis.
  — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2018
• Melanie Andrews was 10 years old and bedridden with sepsis when she was introduced to the world of Shakespeare.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
• The cause was complications from sepsis, said his son James.
  — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022
• This type of infection often leads to sepsis, the researchers said.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019
• Septic shock is the last and most severe stage of sepsis, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• The best treatment for sepsis starts with rapid detection.
  — Derek Angus, STAT, 14 June 2018
• For about eight months, the Milwaukee native was in and out of the hospital, fighting sepsis.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2021
• His son, Adam, said his death, at a hospital, was caused by a sepsis infection.
  — Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• Even with surgery and treatment for the infection, the CDC says that up to 1 in 5 people die from the disease which can cause organ failure and sepsis.
  — EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
• All said that the doctor at the second hospital should never have sent Crain home when her signs of sepsis hadn’t improved.
  — Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
• But a hospital refused to treat her for more than 20 hours, leaving her to die eventually from sepsis.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025