Sepsis Mortality Rates are Higher in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Than for Influenza
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to develop sepsis and septic shock when compared to patients admitted with influenza during the 2016, 2017, or 2018 flu seasons, according to EHR data. To explore the incidence of sepsis in COVID-19 compared to other viral illnesses, we examined data from patients who were admitted to the hospital during their COVID-19 illness (n=66,236) and data from patients who were admitted for influenza...
