Silver Book Fact
Patients hospitalized for sepsis experience poor outcomes
Compared with patients hospitalized with other diagnoses, patients hospitalized for sepsis/septicemia are:
- 1/2 as likely to be discharged home
- 2 times more likely to be discharged to other short-term care
- 3 times more likely to be discharged to long-term care
- 8 times more likely to die
Hall M, Williams S, DeFrances C, Golosinskiy A. Inpatient Care for Septicemia or Sepsis: A challenge for patients and hospitals. NCHS Data Brief. 2011; 62. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db62.htm