1 in 18 deaths in Canada involved sepsis — could a national strategy save lives?

Gurinder Sidhu lost his wife, Ravinder, to sepsis shortly after the birth of their third child. He says doctors didn’t act fast enough — and now he’s calling for better sepsis care so other families don’t face the same tragedy. Then, two experts talk about why Canada desperately needs a sepsis strategy. An estimated one in 18 deaths in Canada are from sepsis, many of which experts say are preventable.

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