Opinion: Sepsis: the Achilles’ heel of health care
The blood infection known as sepsis is an out-of-control killer. We can tame it.
As health care systems look to lower costs and improve patient outcomes, controlling sepsis is a great place to start. Ignoring that opportunity is a huge mistake.
Sepsis is caused by the body’s exuberant response to an infection. It is the in the United States, with costs tripling over the last decade to $27 billion. Nearly are caused by sepsis. And the problem is growing — it’s now one of the in age groups over 18. This is why a
