Statistics about Sepsis

Incidence statistics about Sepsis:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Sepsis:

• 1.2 per 1,000 hospitalised at risk patients developed post-operative sepsis in America (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
• 22,992 new cases of sepsis occurred in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
• 21.92% of deaths from sepsis were attributable to the patient safety incident in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
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Death statistics for Sepsis:

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Sepsis:

• 5,040 deaths from sepsis were attributable to the patient safety incident in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
• bacterial sepsis of newborn caused 2.5% of deaths less than 1 year old in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
• bacterial sepsis of newborn caused 3.5% of deaths for neonates in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001] [CDC NVSR 2001]
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Survival rate for Sepsis: 29.01% of cases of sepsis resulted in death in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)

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Cost statistics for Sepsis:

The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Sepsis:

• $663.63 million in excess cost for sepsis was attributable to patient safety incidents in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Sepsis. The term 'prevalence' of Sepsis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Sepsis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Sepsis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Sepsis diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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