What is the difference between sepsis and septicemia

Sepsis and septicemia are two common diseases in clinical practice. Many people tend to confuse sepsis and septicemia, so they encounter certain difficulties in treatment. Sepsis and septicemia are two diseases of different natures. When treating sepsis and septicemia, we must also be aware of the difference between the two. So what is the difference between sepsis and septicemia?

1. Nature

Both sepsis and septicemia are systemic infections. Sepsis refers to the pathogenic bacteria entering the blood circulation and multiplying rapidly, producing a large amount of toxins and causing serious systemic poisoning symptoms. Sepsis refers to bacterial emboli from local purulent lesions that intermittently enter the blood circulation and cause metastatic lesions in various tissues or organs.

2. Symptoms

The main difference between sepsis and septicemia is that both are systemic infections. However, sepsis refers to the entry of pathogenic bacteria into the blood circulation, which rapidly multiplies and produces large amounts of toxins, causing serious systemic poisoning symptoms. Sepsis is mainly caused by the purulent lesions entering the blood circulation and spreading through the blood. Added infection symptoms.

3. Others

Sepsis is a general term for surgical infections with systemic inflammatory responses, such as changes in body temperature, respiration, and circulation. It is the damage caused to body tissues after the absorption of endotoxins, exotoxins produced by pathogens and the various inflammatory mediators mediated by them. When sepsis is accompanied by manifestations of organ hypoperfusion, such as lactic acidosis, oliguria, and acute mental changes, the primary infection focus and migratory lesions should be treated as early as possible. Abscesses should be promptly incised and drained; acute peritonitis, suppurative cholangitis, and strangulated intestinal obstruction should be promptly treated with surgery to remove the cause. Generally speaking, sepsis is mainly caused by the presence of some microorganisms or other toxins in the blood. In fact, the cause of sepsis is mainly related to the number of invading viruses and the degree of toxicity.