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Is sepsis common with people that have organ transplants?
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No: Sepsis meaning infection in the blood can occur in any surgical patient; and certainly immunosuppressed transplant recipients, but it is not common. It can derive from tubes, drains, IV sites, the lungs, or other infected organs, etc. It is reported in 1-5% of transplant patients.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Increased risk : Patients who have undergone a solid organ transplant typically are taking immunosuppressive medications to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ. Generally speaking, this immunosuppression places patients who have undergone a transplant at higher risk of acquiring sepsis.
Answered 7/21/2014
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