Hospital Toolkit for Adult Sepsis Surveillance

Hospital Toolkit for Adult Sepsis Surveillance



The episode calls attention to CDC’s work to tackle sepsis, a leading cause of death and severe illness that is treatable if recognized early and potentially preventable. In an interview with Robert Johnson, Dr. Fiore highlights the agency’s Get Ahead of Sepsis educational effort, which seeks to raise awareness of sepsis among healthcare professionals, patients, and families. Fiore also discusses CDC clinical tools to help track sepsis, such as the Hospital Toolkit for Adult Sepsis Surveillance, that healthcare facilities can use to assess adult incidence. Fiore shares tips for how public health practitioners and state and local health departments can help educate other healthcare organizations and the public and easily implement sepsis prevention as part of their existing work