Sepsis Statistics
Populations at risk:
Approximately 750,000 new cases of sepsis occur each year. While sepsis can affect anyone, all hospitalized patients are at increased risk. Those at highest risk include:
- The very young and the very old
- Those with severe injuries or medical conditions
- Pre-existing infections, and those immunocompromised
- Those with a genetic predisposition to sepsis
Sepsis Mortality Statistics:
A sepsis diagnosis carries with it a very real risk of mortality. Risk of demise is 10-20% with simple sepsis, but increases up to 50% with severe sepsis and to 60% with septic shock. These frightening statistics, along with recognition that evidenced based practice changes could impact them, was the impetus for the Surviving Sepsis Campaign .
- Overall inpatient mortality= 34% mortality
- Sepsis= 10-20% mortality
- Severe Sepsis= 30-50% mortality
- Septic Shock= 50-60% mortality
