Sepsis kills most in ICUs, with 55.7 percent mortality rate

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) A global problem according to the WHO, sepsis serves as an indication of a health system's low bed availability in ICUs and lack of preventive measures regarding hospital infection. A study considering Brazilian ICUs understands that investments in intermediate-care units can reduce the incidence of sepsis among in-patients.