An Assessment of Sepsis in the United States and Its Burden on Hospital Care

An Assessment of Sepsis in the United States and Its Burden on Hospital Care: SummaryIn the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill, the U.S. Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to "conduct a comprehensive set of studies that calculate the morbidity, readmission, and mortality related to sepsis with respect to pediatrics, maternal sepsis, nursing home care, and rehabilitation, and the association of pandemic-related changes in the healthcare system on the burden of sepsis."1,2