Sepsis: What are the warning signs and how to avoid the deadly reaction
by Ella Pickover
May 22, 2024
3 minutes
Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has spoken of his sepsis ordeal that left him having his hands and feet amputated.
The South Thanet MP’s ordeal started on 27 September last year when he felt unwell and, despite testing negative for Covid-19, saw his condition rapidly worsen overnight. His wife called for an ambulance and Mr Mackinlay was admitted to a hospital in septic shock and put into a 16-day induced coma.
He said he had a survivalon 1 December.
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