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To: StockDoc who wrote (14099)	7/12/2000 10:45:01 AM
From: Bluegreen	Respond to of 17367

Doc, you stated>>>>>>>>>>Thus hospitals don't have to treat every septic patient with a $10k infusion.<<<<< Remember how expensive the first clot buster was???? Well, in a short period of time how many MI patients got it??? Once it is even hinted at standard of care anywhere in the country........standard of care. Doc, if BPI is available you will have a duty to try to PREVENT sepsis in a hospitalized gram neg infection.

To: StockDoc who wrote (14099)	7/12/2000 11:27:43 AM
From: Bluegreen	Respond to of 17367

One more thing to think about. If BPI is available and you have a hospitalized patient with a gram neg infection it is your duty also to fully INFORM the patient IF BPI is available. You need to FULLY discuss ALL viable treatment options with EVERY patient. Now, I doubt if ANY patient is going to turn down a safe product to be added to PREVENT sepsis if they have a hospitalized case of gram neg infection. You can't wait to give BPI in a gram neg infection....that was the big mistake of Meningo. trial in my opinion!!!! You have to give it IMMEDIATELY along with conventional antibiotics just like in the Baboon study. Say for the sake of argument you have a patient that lost a couple of limbs secondary to gram neg sepsis and you didn't use BPI when it was available......what is your argument before the jury????? COST of treatment when this patient has a couple of limbs missing??????? Only my opinions AND OF COURSE BPI HASN'T BEEN APPROVED FOR ANYTHING!!!!!!!!