Hospital Deaths in Patients With Sepsis From 2 Independent Cohorts

Abstract

Sepsis, the inflammatory response to infection, affects millions of patients worldwide.¹ However, its effect on overall hospital mortality has not been measured. We quantified the contribution of sepsis to mortality in 2 complementary inpatient cohorts from Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).