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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

EB Medicine

Sepsis is coming in at a higher readmission rate and cost per admission than acute MI, CHF, COPD, and PNA. Not only is it lethal, it is also very costly -- 17 billion dollars per year in the US alone! Jeff : And don’t forget importantly the 30-day hospital readmission rate.

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