Check out our latest interview for World Sepsis Day 2022 👇 Raising Sepsis Awareness with Sepsis Research FEAT stopsepsisnow WorldSepsisDay
Interview conducted by Aimee MolineuxSep 13 2022 Thought LeadersColin GrahamChief Operating OfficerSepsis Research FEAT Please can you introduce yourself and tell us more about Sepsis Research FEAT and the history behind the organization? I’m Colin Graham, Chief Operating Officer at Sepsis Research FEAT. Our charity was founded in 2013 by Craig Stobo after he lost his wife, Dr Fiona Elizabeth Agnew, and their unborn daughter Isla to sepsis in August 2012.
GenOMICC has been able to collect and store over 19,000 samples of DNA from critically ill patients in ICUs across the UK and elsewhere, and is the largest study of its kind anywhere in the world. The aim is to get 100,000 critical illness genomes, with the ultimate goal of making genetic discoveries that will give an unprecedented insight into the biology of critical illnesses, including sepsis, helping to identify new treatments and deliver better outcomes for sepsis patients.
Sepsis is known as a silent killer, affecting almost 50 million people worldwide annually. Can you explain why sepsis outcomes can be so severe if not spotted early? Sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection spirals rapidly out of control. Instead of fighting just the infection, the immune system starts to attack the whole body, potentially leading to multiple organ failure and death.
Sepsis affects not only adults but also children. How common is childhood sepsis, and how can adults spot these symptoms in children and babies? There are around 25,000 cases of childhood sepsis every year in the UK. Babies and children may have vague and non-specific symptoms of sepsis, which can make it hard to diagnose, and the signs and symptoms can be slightly different from those in adults.
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