New York Proposes New Sepsis Protocols

New York hospitals may have to follow new protocols for sepsis under a proposal by New York health officials that is expected to take effect in May, according to a WWNY TV report.

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The proposed rule calls for new practices for treating and communicating about sepsis. For example, healthcare providers would have to administer antibiotics within an hour of diagnosis and share test results with parents before discharging children with sepsis, according to the report.

The proposal comes in response to the death of a 12-year-old boy who had sepsis and was discharged from a New York City emergency room last year, according to the report.

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