Sepsis is the most common cause of hospital deaths nationwide.
It is a life-threatening medical emergency that happens when an infection sets off a chain reaction throughout the body.
Without fast treatment, sepsis can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. It kills more than 200,000 people annually in the US.
This month the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began publishing sepsis treatment statistics for nearly all U.S. hospitals on its Hospital Compare website.
The statistics show the percentage of patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
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