Beyond life or death There are all the patients that are fortunate enough to make it through a sepsis experience but still face a difficult road ahead. The ones who in the future will quickly receive our treatment and who benefit from a less severe and shorter time in ICU will also be less taxing on our health care systems. Vital organs benefit when the duration and severity of stress or dysfunction is minimized thus providing a better quality of life after sepsis for those fortunate enough to get the best care. We tend to focus on the most severe cases as that is where the differences (life or death) are most noticeable, however we should not overlook or forget about the benefits that go beyond life or death. The EAA plays a key role in identifying and selecting those that will be most responsive to receiving PMX column treatment for endotoxin removal. Being able to provide a more personalized approach to patients is an important step forward and Big Data will play an important role too.