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Sepsis Fast Facts

Sepsis is an inflammatory response to an infection, often with fatal results.
Sepsis is a medical emergency. Sepsis can cause organ failure, septic shock, a precipitous drop in blood pressure – and death.
Older adults or people with weakened immune systems are most susceptible, but anyone can develop sepsis from an infection.
Treatment for sepsis usually includes antibiotics and large amounts of intravenous fluids.
Mortality from sepsis increases 8% every hour that treatment is delayed. As many as 80% of sepsis deaths may be prevented with rapid diagnosis and treatment.