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Roast Chicken Nightmare: Sepsis Nearly Kills Man
13 Sep
Summary
- A roast chicken dinner led to sepsis and organ failure.
- Doctors warned the patient had only hours to live.
- Proper cooking of poultry is crucial to prevent infection.
A routine meal turned into a life-threatening ordeal for a 64-year-old man when a roast chicken dinner led to a severe sepsis diagnosis. What began as symptoms resembling food poisoning quickly escalated, resulting in multi-organ failure and a cardiac arrest.
Doctors at St Helier Hospital found the infection had caused dangerously acidic blood and critical organ shutdown. His family was warned he had only hours left to live.
Miraculously, the patient survived after spending over two weeks in an induced coma. He has since recovered, regaining mobility and speech, and has returned to work.
The infection was identified as Campylobacter, a common bacterium often linked to poultry. While typically causing mild gastrointestinal illness, in rare instances, it can trigger sepsis—the body's extreme response to infection, leading to tissue damage and organ failure.
