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How long can the elderly live with sepsis?
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Depends: Sepsis is a serious illness with a mortality that is high. The elderly with multiple comorbidities have a higher mortality rate. With death occurring within days.
Answered 3/24/2017
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It varies: It depends on the source of the infection, the level of aggressive treatment that the body can tolerate, the level of target organ damage and the quality of person's life.
Answered 7/22/2018
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