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* Sepsis is common and also more dangerous in elderly, immunocompromised, and critically ill patients. | * Sepsis is common and also more dangerous in elderly, immunocompromised, and critically ill patients. | ||
* It occurs in 1%-2% of all hospitalizations and accounts for as much as 25% of [[intensive care medicine|intensive care unit]] (ICU) bed utilization. | * It occurs in 1%-2% of all hospitalizations and accounts for as much as 25% of [[intensive care medicine|intensive care unit]] (ICU) bed utilization. | ||
===Race=== | |||
Commoner in African Americans compared to other races in United States. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology
USA
- In the United States, sepsis is the leading cause of death in non-coronary ICU patients
Worldwide
- It is a major cause of death in intensive care units worldwide, with mortality rates that range from 20% for sepsis to 40% for severe sepsis to > 60% for septic shock.
Mortality
- It is the tenth most common cause of death overall according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]
Risk groups
- Sepsis is common and also more dangerous in elderly, immunocompromised, and critically ill patients.
- It occurs in 1%-2% of all hospitalizations and accounts for as much as 25% of intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilization.
Race
Commoner in African Americans compared to other races in United States.