A member asked:

What organ systems are more likely to get sepsis?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. William Walsh answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Varies: Sepsis is not itself an infection - but the bodies response to a severe infection +/- any toxins produced by that infection. The organs most likely to be affected vary by the type of infection and patient characteristics. Typically the cardiovascular system will be stressed and (depending on if it begins to fail or not) other organs are affected downstream from this. Pulmonary, renal, skin, ..

Answered 9/28/2016

6.1k views

Thank
Dr. Seth Akst answered

Depends: Sepsis is your body's generalized inflammatory response to an infection somewhere. What organ systems are affected depend a bit on your medical conditions and depend a lot on where the infection starts. For instance, pneumonia that leads to sepsis will definitely affect your lungs first. In general, the organ systems most commonly affected by sepsis are your kidneys, your lungs, and your heart.

Answered 3/11/2015

6k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

I have a donated organ, will sepsis cause complications?

A doctor has provided 1 answer