A boy's life is lost to sepsis. Thousands are saved in his wake. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A boy's life is lost to sepsis. Thousands are saved in his wake. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published January 2017

A boy's life is lost to sepsis. Thousands are saved in his wake.

Dwyer J. New York Times. April 13, 2017.

Stories of patient harm due to medical mistakes can serve as catalysts for organizational improvement. This newspaper article reports how an incident involving a pediatric patient who died from sepsis resulted in statewide efforts to improve timely sepsis management.

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