Meeting
Abstract Number: 97
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: In 2011, sepsis accounted for more than $20 billion (5.2%) of total US hospital costs. The CDC estimates that hospitalizations for sepsis or septicemia increased from 621,000 to 1,141,000 in 2000 and 2008 respectively. Severe sepsis has an in-hospital mortality rate of 28.6-37.7%, and those who survive may face a difficult recovery including long-term […]