Healthcare Innovation September 19, 2024
Number of sepsis-related inpatient stays at non-federal hospitals in the United States increased from 1.8 million in 2016 to 2.5 million in 2021
The number of sepsis-related inpatient stays at non-federal acute care hospitals in the United States increased from 1.8 million in 2016 to 2.5 million in 2021, with a faster rate of increase following the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020, according to a report to Congress issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The COVID 19 pandemic led to a noticeable rise in sepsis-related hospitalizations, hospital costs, and in-hospital mortality, particularly for patients with a COVID-19 diagnosis.
AHRQ was directed by Congress to conduct a comprehensive set of studies that calculate the morbidity, hospital...
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