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What Is Septic Shock And What Are The Causes, Symptoms And Cure For It?

My 92 year old mother in my care for 13 years died of septic shock . I did not know anything about this even being a concern because of how careful I was , the only thing she said is that she was very tired. I took her to her urologist before Thanksgiving to see if she had a UTI and they said her urine looked alright, however they sent it out for the lad to test it further. Now I feel I should have taken her to the emergency room, What did I fail to miss? She seemed fin e at Thanksgiving, ate very well, but the next day I had trouble waking her up, I took her to the ER and they put her in ICU, she died the next morning, I have lost my best friend not just my Mother, I feel I am responsible,
what did I do wrong? I am torn apart by her awful suffering struggle in hospital, what did I miss?
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Thu, 27 Mar 2014
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Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about what happened to your mother and the troubling feeling of guilt that you are currently having. I really feel you did nothing wrong. At least, you took her to a doctor and they couldn't find anything wrong that day.

Septic is a stage in which an infection causes a failure in the cardiovascular system resulting in poor blood supply to organs. The treatment consists in identifying the cause, treating it and managing all complications caused by this. In the elderly, this can be so fast that even in the best of hospitals, nothing can be done.

It is in no way your fault. Death is inevitable and no matter how careful we are, it will sure coming knocking at the doors for one reason or the other. It just happened this way to her but in no ways means you were responsible for this.

I feel your pain and I share your loss. I know how difficult it is to bear witness to such happening to a loved one but thinking it happened because of your fault isn't the right way to go and more so because I think you did your best.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for clarifications if need be.
Dr. Ditah, MD.
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What Is Septic Shock And What Are The Causes, Symptoms And Cure For It?

Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about what happened to your mother and the troubling feeling of guilt that you are currently having. I really feel you did nothing wrong. At least, you took her to a doctor and they couldn t find anything wrong that day. Septic is a stage in which an infection causes a failure in the cardiovascular system resulting in poor blood supply to organs. The treatment consists in identifying the cause, treating it and managing all complications caused by this. In the elderly, this can be so fast that even in the best of hospitals, nothing can be done. It is in no way your fault. Death is inevitable and no matter how careful we are, it will sure coming knocking at the doors for one reason or the other. It just happened this way to her but in no ways means you were responsible for this. I feel your pain and I share your loss. I know how difficult it is to bear witness to such happening to a loved one but thinking it happened because of your fault isn t the right way to go and more so because I think you did your best. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for clarifications if need be. Dr. Ditah, MD.