Critics Trying To Stop A Big Study Of Sepsis Say The Research Puts Patients At Risk
A consumer advocacy organization is asking federal health officials Tuesday to halt a large medical study being conducted at major universities nationwide.
Public Citizen says that the study, involving treatment for sepsis, puts patients at risk and will at best produce confusing results.
The CLOVERS study seeks to answer a key question about sepsis, which is a common and life-threatening response to infection. Sepsis kills more than 250,000 Americans a year, often by triggering the failure of multiple organs. As patients' blood vessels get leaky as a result of sepsis, it becomes difficult to maintain safe fluid balance and blood pressure.
Doctors use a combination of IV fluids and blood-pressure medicines called vasopressors, such as epinephrine, to manage this life-threatening complication. But there is no consensus about the best strategy. Some doctors prefer to give lots of fluids and use drugs sparingly; others take the opposite approach.
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In our local ICU.
I saved her from it once, this time
It looks like she is not expected to make it.
It can overwhelm quickly starting with a simple minor
Infection such ad a UTI .
Watch all symptoms especially the elderly.
and I hope that she does recover. 
There is so little in this article that I can't determine if it is wise or not to proceed with the study, but at the same time I also realize that we don't learn anything if we don't study the issue. I've worked with representatives from Public Citizens before and I respect their mission, but this may be one of those circumstances when they are misguided.
