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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/926.html
August 01, 2024 - August 20, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Sepsis-related Inpatient Stays Increased between 2016-2021 From 2016 to … 2019, the number of all sepsis-related inpatient stays in the U.S. increased by 20.1 percent to 2.1 … With the emergence of COVID-19, inpatient stays related to sepsis reached about 2.5 million in 2021. … and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #306 – Overview of Outcomes for Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/927.html
August 01, 2024 - August 27, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Cost and Billing Trends for Sepsis-Related Stays Since 2016, aggregate … hospital costs for sepsis stays increased by 66.8 percent, reaching $52.1 billion in 2021. … More than 70 percent of the costs of sepsis inpatient stays were billed to public payers. … and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #306 – Overview of Outcomes for Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41686/psn-pdf
September 19, 2012 - The association between sepsis and potential medical
injury among hospitalized patients. … The association between sepsis and potential medical injury among
hospitalized patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-sepsis-and-potential-medical-injury-among-hospitalized … -
patients
Patients hospitalized with sepsis—an overwhelming infection—are among the most critically … The authors used the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to demonstrate that patients with
sepsis are at
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37594/psn-pdf
September 24, 2010 - Improving sepsis care through systems change: the
impact of a medical emergency team. … Improving sepsis care through systems change: the impact of a
medical emergency team. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-sepsis-care-through-systems-change-impact-medical-emergency- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-sepsis-care-through-systems-change-impact-medical-emergency-team … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-sepsis-care-through-systems-change-impact-medical-emergency-team
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ICDCodeCorrections.pdf
January 01, 2002 - [sepsis] of
newborn
224
Other perinatal
conditions
2
Septicemia (except
in labor)
2002- … Due to
secondary Sepsis codes
already present on some
discharges, 113,904
discharges were reassigned … 244
during the years,
2006-2012, remove
cases with ICD code
9951
Diagnoses 99591
& 99592
Sepsis … & Severe Sepsis
244
Other injuries and
conditions due to
2
Septicemia (except
in labor)
2006 … Impact Precautions
external causes discharges were already
assigned to CCS 2 based on
other septicemia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39337/psn-pdf
May 07, 2014 - Clinical and economic outcomes attributable to health
care–associated sepsis and pneumonia. … Clinical and economic outcomes attributable to health
care-associated sepsis and pneumonia. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-and-economic-outcomes-attributable-health-care-associated-sepsis … to examine the clinical
and economic costs attributed to the development of health care–associated sepsis … billion in in-
hospital costs, and 48,000 preventable deaths attributed to health care–associated sepsis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40145/psn-pdf
November 14, 2011 - Postoperative sepsis in the United States. … Postoperative sepsis in the United States. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-sepsis-united-states
The safety of patients undergoing surgery … more than 6 million inpatient
surgeries identified risk factors for the development of postoperative sepsis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-sepsis-united-states
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49865/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy
June 1, 2019
Blumenthal K. … Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2019. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-sepsis-management-due-ambiguous-allergy
The Case
A 75-year-old … Management of sepsis and septic shock. JAMA. 2017;317:847-848. [go to
PubMed]
2. … Antibiotic timing and outcomes in sepsis. Am J Med Sci.
2018;355:524-529. [go to PubMed]
3.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tough-call-addressing-errors-previous-providers
July 17, 2024 - Based on her clinical presentation, she was treated for severe sepsis and given intravenous fluids and … Each time she had been diagnosed with sepsis even though no clear source of infection had been found, … Although the degree of illness and lactic acidosis could be consistent with sepsis, no clear source of … infection had been discovered; recurrent sepsis without a source is highly unlikely. … multiple clinicians and teams who had cared for the patient had likely "anchored" on the diagnosis of sepsis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin-future_research.pdf
August 01, 2014 - Sepsis Alliance
Tampa, FL
David Gilbert, M.D. … Sepsis biomarkers: a
review. Crit Care 2010;14(1):R15. PMID:
20144219.
3. … Biomarkers of sepsis.
Crit Care Med 2009 Jul;37(7):2290-8. PMID:
19487943.
4. … Placebo
Controlled Trial of
Sodium Selenite and
Procalcitonin Guided
Antimicrobial Therapy in
Severe … Placebo
Controlled Trial of
Sodium Selenite and
Procalcitonin Guided
Antimicrobial Therapy in
Severe
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/management-SSTI-8x10-pocket-cards.pdf
June 01, 2021 - otherwise treat for ~7 days
Management of Skin and
Soft Tissue Infections
* Patients who have severe … sepsis or septic shock should receive broad-
spectrum antibiotics
Incision and Drainage
Purulent
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb161.pdf
June 12, 2013 - Introduction
Septicemia, commonly referred to as sepsis, is a serious blood
infection that produces … Most often caused by
bacteria or bacterial toxins in the blood stream (bacteremia with
sepsis), more … Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock: changes in
incidence, pathogens and outcomes. … Sepsis
Fact Sheet. Updated June 12, 2013. … principal 1 admission, septicemia secondary
2+ admissions, septicemia principal 2+ admissions, septicemia
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www.ahrq.gov/
August 31, 2025 - Healthcare Spending for Children With Autism New Interactive Data Resource Illustrates Trends in Sepsis … the healthcare system is working and identify opportunities for improvement
Sepsis … AHRQ provides several resources to better understand and address sepsis, including an interactive … data visualization examining the burden of sepsis nationally.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock, not secondary to pneumonia.
Aspiration.
Trauma.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-hospitalizations_research.pdf
October 01, 2008 - Computerized definitions for community-acquired pneumonia, sepsis, congestive heart
failure, invasive … An episode of sepsis was confirmed if it was considered the main reason for hospitalization
and the … population and using other
sources of data have reported PPVs ranging from 89% through 98% for bacteremia/septicemia … The
epidemiology of sepsis in the United States from
1979 through 2000. … Statins and sepsis in patients with cardiovascular
disease: a population-based cohort analysis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43361/psn-pdf
July 16, 2014 - An Avoidable Death of a Three-year-old Child from
Sepsis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoidable-death-three-year-old-child-sepsis
This investigation outlines … how inadequate care contributed to the death of a child who developed sepsis
while receiving treatment … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoidable-death-three-year-old-child-sepsis
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47927/psn-pdf
July 31, 2019 - to determine whether timely diagnosis of the site of infection affected in-
hospital mortality for sepsis … These results reinforce the importance of correct and timely
diagnosis for sepsis outcomes. … hospital-mortality-associated-misdiagnosis-or-unidentified-site-infection-admission
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-trends-sepsis-us-hospitals-using-clinical-vs-claims-data
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb122.pdf
October 01, 2011 - include bacteremia (merely indicating the
presence of bacteria in the blood), sepsis, and systemic … Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States:
analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs … Inpatient
care for septicemia or sepsis: A challenge for patients and hospitals. … The epidemiology
of sepsis in the United States from 1979 through 2000. … bacteria in the blood, which is nor-
mally sterile, but without the systemic response associated with sepsis
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section3.html
October 01, 2015 - These included—
Bacteremia and sepsis
Septic thrombophlebitis
Endocarditis
Epidural abscess … She was diagnosed with a CAUTI and associated septicemia and was treated with intravenous antibiotics … These included—
Bacteremia and sepsis
CAUTI
Prolonged hospital stay
What led to these complications … These included—
Bacteremia and sepsis
Internal jugular vein thrombosis
This necessitated additional
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-mi-detroit
January 01, 2023 - USA, MI, Detroit
Enhancing an EMR-Based Real-Time Sepsis Alert System … Performance Through Machine Learning
Description
This research took an existing sepsis-related … and developed, tested, implemented, and validated a knowledge-based artificial intelligence-enhanced sepsis