FACTS ABOUT SEPSIS

• More than 1.5 million people in the United States develop sepsis each year.

• At least 270,000 people in the United States die each year from sepsis.

• Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. As many of half of all patients who die in U.S. hospitals have sepsis.

• Sepsis is increasing at a rate of 10.3% each year in the United States.

• One in five severe sepsis patients are readmitted to hospital within 30 days. Among those readmitted within 30 days, 66.9% had an infection and 40.3% had severe sepsis on readmission.

• Sepsis begins outside the hospital for the vast majority ( 87%) of sepsis patients.

• Sepsis is the most expensive condition treated un U.S. hospitals, costing nearly $24 billion annually. Sepsis is also the most expensive condition billed to Medicare.

• The cost of sepsis is increasing annually by a rate of 11.9%.