The Epidemiology of Sepsis in the United States from 1979 through 2000.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Greg Martin, Emory University; David M. Mannino, Emory University; Stephanie Eaton, Emory University; Marc Moss, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2003
• Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2003, Massachusetts Medical Society
• Final Published Version (URL): http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa022139
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: New England Journal of Medicine
• ISSN: 0028-4793
• Volume: 348
• Issue: 16
• Start Page: 1546
• End Page: 1554
• Grant/Funding Information: Supported by grants (HL K23-67739 to Dr. Martin and AA R01- 11660 to Dr. Moss) from the National Institutes of Health.
• Keywords: Sex Factors; Humans; Continental Population Groups; Female; Multiple Organ Failure; United States; Middle Aged; Incidence; Sepsis; Male; Hospital Mortality; Survival Rate
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Epidemiology; Health Sciences, General

Abstract

Background Sepsis represents a substantial health care burden, and there is limited epidemiologic information about the demography of sepsis or about the temporal changes in its incidence and outcome. We investigated the epidemiology of sepsis in the United States, with specific examination of race and sex, causative organisms, the disposition of patients, and the incidence and outcome.