Urinary Sepsis: Causes And Treatment

Urinary sepsis is a serious health condition. Thus, it is an  inflammatory reaction of the body to some type of intense urinary tract infection.

Furthermore, this underlying infection  can have different causes and characteristics. However, urinary sepsis indicates that the disorder started in the patient’s urinary tract. A classification criterion is based on the scope of the infection. In this case, low urinary sepsis only affects the urethra and bladder, while high urinary sepsis can affect the kidneys.

Today,  it is a relatively frequent problem,  especially in patients with a serious medical condition. In any case, the expert group was able to improve the treatment. Therefore, in recent years the mortality rate due to this disease has been reduced, according to recent studies.

What are the possible causes of urinary sepsis?

Generally, infections that can lead to sepsis in patients are caused by different classes of bacteria. However, the disorder can also be caused by the presence of other microorganisms such as viruses, parasites and even fungi. These beings can come from the external environment or from the internal environment (patient’s body).

Thus, once the set of  infectious agents reaches the tissue in the urinary tract, it can travel to the bloodstream. The development of sepsis is conditioned by the characteristics of the microorganisms and the patient’s health status. Thus, the risk is increased in patients with a weakened immune system, against very aggressive microorganisms, etc.

Treatment for urinary sepsis

Before proposing treatment options, it  is necessary to properly identify the disorder that causes sepsis. For this, a verification of symptoms or signs related to the presence of an infection will be carried out.

The large number of organisms that can cause this class of infections varies greatly. Therefore, symptoms can range  from severe fever, tachycardia or increased heart rate, feeling confused and even unconsciousness. On the other hand, changes in blood cell levels, increased blood glucose and skin problems can occur.

In this way,  the heart is not able to pump enough blood to the different organs of the  body. In the case of the kidney, this change causes a reduction in its functions, and especially the production of urine. Thus, when the patient has frequent urinary sepsis, he passes less urine than normal; that is, oliguria.

Medicines used

In any case, the medical team will be able to identify the change and determine treatment guidelines. As this is a highly serious problem, the chances of improvement increase the sooner the treatment is started. As a general rule, the following procedures are followed:

• Use of vasoconstrictor drugs to try to increase blood pressure. They are also usually given along with serum intravenously.

• Use of antibiotics for the purpose of treating the infection. If the area of ​​infection cannot be located, a set of general antibiotics will be given.

Thus, if there is a suspicion of urinary sepsis, a group of compounds will be used against possible microorganisms. In any case, the medical team will deal with the changes that can be generated by the infection. For example, those related to the urinary tract (both low and high).

• Application of steroids  or anti-inflammatory substances to reduce the general inflammatory response. Currently, studies are being carried out to prove its effectiveness, however, at first they seem to improve the prognosis of patients.

Therefore, one method to prevent sepsis is to comply with hygiene measures at all times. On the other hand,  special attention should be paid to hand washing and cleaning of the instruments used on the patient.