Pediatric Sepsis
Published: 04/02/2026
Sources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
Sepsis is a major health concern for children. A new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) illustrates the impact of pediatric sepsis in hospitals in the United States.
- More than 18,000 hospitalized children have sepsis each year in the United States.
- More than 1,800 do not survive to discharge.
- Sepsis occurs in 1 in every 75 pediatric hospitalizations.
- Approximately 1 in …