Context Severe sepsis, defined as infection complicated by acute organ dysfunction, occurs
more frequently and leads to more deaths in black than in white individuals. The optimal …

Rationale: Higher rates of sepsis have been reported in minorities. Objectives: To explore
racial differences in the incidence and associated case fatality of severe sepsis, accounting …

Objective: To evaluate premorbid conditions and sociodemographic characteristics
associated with differences in hospitalization and mortality rates of sepsis in blacks and …

Objective: To determine recent trends in severe sepsis–related rates of hospitalization,
mortality, and hospital case fatality in a large geographic area and to determine the impact of …

Objectives: As sepsis hospitalizations have increased, in-hospital sepsis deaths have
declined. However, reported rates may remain higher among racial/ethnic minorities. Most …

Objective: Large healthcare disparities exist in the incidence of sepsis based on both race
and gender. We sought to determine factors that may influence the occurrence of these …

Rationale: Racial disparities in health and healthcare in the United States are well
documented and are increasingly recognized in acute critical illnesses such as sepsis and …

Importance Current information on the characteristics of patients who develop sepsis may
help in identifying opportunities to improve outcomes. Most recent studies of sepsis …

Introduction Sepsis is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. The National
Center for Health Statistics' multiple-cause-of-death (MCOD) dataset is a large, publicly …

OBJECTIVES: Sepsis is a life-threatening condition and is one of the leading causes of
death in the United States. The burden of sepsis-related mortality in the United States in …