Assessment of Global Incidence and Mortality of Hospital-treated Sepsis. Current Estimates and Limitations

Reducing the global burden of sepsis, a recognized global health challenge, requires comprehensive data on the incidence and mortality on a global scale.To estimate the worldwide incidence and mortality of sepsis and identify knowledge gaps based on available evidence from observational studies.We systematically searched 15 international citation databases for population-level estimates of sepsis incidence rates and fatality in adult populations...