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Severe Sepsis: In-Hospital Mortality
Sepsis is a leading cause of death that is caused by the body’s
response to unmonitored infections. It impacts over 1.5 million people
in the United States, yearly (CDC Basic Information: Sepsis, updated
September 2016; CDC Vital Signs 2016). Sepsis is a preventable,
life-threatening, medical condition for which the number of cases and
deaths has increased over the past several years. If not treated
properly, it can result in a severe condition with multiple organ failure
(severe sepsis) and death.
This Data Pulse presents the number of severe sepsis cases, percent
hospital-acquired severe sepsis cases, and the percent of in-hospital
severe sepsis deaths from 2010 to 2016.
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The number of severe sepsis cases has nearly doubled from
2010 to 2016 (Figure 1).
The majority of severe sepsis cases are not hospital-acquired
(Figure 2).
The percent of non-hospital-acquired severe cases has increased
by 91 percent (Figure 2).
The percent of in-hospital deaths for severe sepsis has dropped
by 45.9 percent (Figure 1).
The percent of severe sepsis in-hospital deaths has decreased, while
the number of severe sepsis cases has increased.
Figure 1. Number of Hospitalized Severe Sepsis and Percent of Severe
Sepsis Patients who Died in the Hospital, 2010-2016
OSHPD Home CHHS Open Data
The following symptoms are
signs of sepsis: shivering,
fever, or very cold; extreme
pain or discomfort, clammy or
sweaty skin, confusion or
disorientation, shortness of
breath, and high heart rate
(CDC Making Health Care
Safer, updated July 2017; CDC
Vital Signs 2016).
Sepsis can be acquired while a
patient is hospitalized for
another illness or procedure;
these are referred to as
hospital-acquired cases.
Hospitals are making progress
in preventing hospital-acquired
severe sepsis.
To reduce the number of
hospital-acquired severe sepsis
cases, the CDC recommends
training healthcare providers
and educating the public to
recognize the signs and
symptoms of sepsis.
