Sepsis occurs when the body has an extreme reaction to an infection, leading to damage of the body's normal tissues. Sepsis is potentially life-threatening and all health professionals should be aware of the signs and symptoms: pale blotchy skin, confusion, non-blanching rash, and breathing difficulties.Our expert witnesses are available to provide their medico legal opinion on cases involving confirmed or suspected sepsis, including it's diagnosis and management.
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Dr Chris Eades
Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Medical MycologyExpert witness specialisms: Hepatitis / HIV / Infectious Disease Medicine / Medical Microbiology / Mycology / Mycotoxicosis / Sepsis
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Dr David Cain
Consultant in Critical Care Medicine and AnaesthesiaExpert witness specialisms: Acute Management / Acute Medicine / Adult Resuscitation / Advanced Life Support / Anaesthesia / Anaesthetics / Bronchoscopy / Critical Care / Critical Care Medicine / Echocardiography / End Of Life Care / Infection Control / Intubation / Paediatric Critical Care / Perioperative Medicine / Regional Anaesthesia / Sepsis / Tracheostomy
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Dr Jeremy Lewis
Consultant in Acute and General MedicineExpert witness specialisms: Acute Internal Medicine / Acute Kidney Injury / Acute Management / Acute Medicine / Acute Respiratory Distress / Adult Resuscitation / Anaphylaxis / Blood Pressure / CPR / Deep Vein Thrombosis / Emergency/Acute Medicine / Management Of Acute Illness / Meningitis / Metabolic Disturbance / Overdose / Poisoning / Pulmonary Embolism (PE) / Pyelonephritis / Recognition Of Acute Illness / Seizure / Sepsis / Substance Misuse
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Dr Terence McLoughlin
Consultant in Emergency MedicineExpert witness specialisms: Brain Injury / Clinical Psychology / Cognitive Behavioural Therapy / Emergency Medicine Diagnostics / Emergency/Acute Medicine / Major Trauma / Management Of Acute Illness & Trauma / Mental Health / Musculoskeletal Injury / Sepsis / Sports Injury / Trauma
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Dr Stephanie Thomas
Consultant Medical MicrobiologistExpert witness specialisms: Antibiotics / COVID-19 / Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) / Fungal Infections / Infectious Disease Medicine / Medical Microbiology / Meningitis / Neutropenic Sepsis / Pneumonia / Respiratory Tract Infection / Sepsis / Staphylococcus Infection / Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
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Dr M. Krishna Murthy
Consultant in Emergency MedicineExpert witness specialisms: Acute Respiratory Distress / Anaphylaxis / Aneurysm / Angina / Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection / Appendicitis / Blood Transfusion / Brain Haemorrhage / Burns / Central Line / Corneal Foreign Body / COVID-19 / CPR / Critical Illness / Critical Limb Ischaemia (CLI) / Crush Injury / Electrocardiography / Embolisation / Emergency/Acute Medicine / Epidural / Facial Trauma / Falls / Fractures / Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed / Haemorrhage / Hand Trauma / Head Injury / Headaches / Intracranial Pressure / Ischaemia / Meningitis / Mental Health / Metabolic Disturbance / Muscular Pain / Myocardial Infarction / Neutropenic Sepsis / Non-Accidental Injury / Nosebleeds / Orthopaedic Trauma / Osteonecrosis & Osteomyelitis / Paediatrics / Perianal Abscess / Pneumothorax / Pulmonary Embolism (PE) / Retinal Detachment / Safeguarding / Sedation / Seizure / Sepsis / Spinal Cord Injury / Stroke / Tracheostomy / Trauma / Twisted Bowel / Ventilation
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Dr Martin Scott
Consultant HaematologistExpert witness specialisms: Anaemia / Blood Disorders / Blood Transfusion / Chemotherapy / Deep Vein Thrombosis / Embolisation / Haematology / Haemophilia / Haemorrhage / Haemostasis / Leukaemia / Lymphoma / Myelodysplasia / Myeloma / Neutropenic Sepsis / Pulmonary Embolism (PE) / Sepsis / Stem Cell Transplant / Thiamine Deficiency / Thrombophilia / Thrombosis / Venous Thromboembolism
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Dr Simon Watt
Consultant Haematologist and Clinical & Laboratory LeadExpert witness specialisms: Anaemia / Blood Disorders / Blood Transfusion / Chemotherapy / Deep Vein Thrombosis / Haematology / Haemorrhage / Leukaemia / Lymphoma / Myelodysplasia / Myeloma / Neutropenic Sepsis / Pulmonary Embolism (PE) / Sepsis / Stem Cell Transplant / Thiamine Deficiency / Vascular Embolisation / Venous Thromboembolism
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Dr Chris Kosmidis
Consultant in Infectious DiseasesExpert witness specialisms: Antibiotics / Aspergillosis / COVID-19 / E. Coli / Fungal Infections / Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) / Immunisations / Infectious Disease Medicine / Neutropenic Sepsis / Notifiable Diseases / Public Health / Respiratory Tract Infection / Salmonella / Sepsis / Staphylococcus Infection / Strep. A / TB / Transplant Patients / Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
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Dr Rachel Brown
Consultant HaematologistExpert witness specialisms: Anaemia / Blood Disorders / Blood Transfusion / Chemotherapy / Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia / Deep Vein Thrombosis / Haematology / Haemorrhage / Myelodysplasia / Myeloma / Neutropenic Sepsis / Pulmonary Embolism (PE) / Sepsis / Vascular Embolisation / Venous Thromboembolism
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Dr Alan Ashworth
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care MedicineExpert witness specialisms: Acute Kidney Injury / Acute Pain Management / Acute Respiratory Distress / Advanced Directive / Anaesthetics / Artificial Feeding / Blood Transfusion / Brain Damage / Cannulation / Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia / Catheterisation / Central Line / COVID-19 / CPR / Direct Current (DC) Cardioversion / Echocardiography / Electrocardiography / Epidural / Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) / Intensive Care / Lasting Power Of Attorney / Regional Anaesthesia / Respiration / Sedation / Sepsis / Tracheostomy / Ventilation
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