UK mortality rate for patients admitted with sepsis is 30% - approximately 5 times higher than for ST elevation myocardial infarction and stroke - and is responsible for approximately 44,000 deaths and 150,000 hospital admissions in the United Kingdom (UK) per year
majority of these patients will arrive via the ED
hospitalizations for sepsis have more than doubled over the last 10 years
sepsis is a time-critical condition.
in the most severe cases, septic shock, for every hour that appropriate antibiotic administration is delayed, there is an 8% increase in mortality
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