"WASHINGTON -- Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of, and new research shows it's time they learn.
Sepsis is the body's out-of-control reaction to an infection.
New York became the first state to require that hospitals follow aggressive steps when they suspect sepsis is brewing.
Researchers examined patients treated there in the past two years and reported Sunday that faster care really is better.
Every additional hour it takes to give antibiotics and perform other key steps increases the odds of death by 4 percent, according to the study reported at an American Thoracic Society meeting and in the New England Journal of Medicine.
That's not just news for doctors or for other states considering similar rules.
Patients also have to reach the hospital in time..."
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