Basic information on sepsis: Making Health Care Safer: Think Sepsis. Time Matters
A CDC evaluation found 7 in 10 patients with sepsis had recently used healthcare services or had chronic diseases requiring frequent medical care.
In adults, these common infections can lead to sepsis.
- Lung infection such as pneumonia (35%)
- Kidney or urinary tract infection (25%)
- Gut, stomach, or intestine infection (11%)
- Skin infection (11%)
Sepsis Statistics
- More than 1.5 million people get sepsis each year in the U.S
- About 250,000 Americans die from sepsis each year
- One in three patients who die in a hospital have sepsis
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