[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 175 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 175

 Supporting increased awareness of sepsis and the importance of early 
                diagnosis and appropriate intervention.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2019

    Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Blunt) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                          Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting increased awareness of sepsis and the importance of early 
                diagnosis and appropriate intervention.

Whereas sepsis is a medical condition resulting from an immune system response 
        to an infection;
Whereas the overwhelming response of the immune system to an infection can 
        rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death;
Whereas more than 1,700,000 individuals in the United States develop sepsis each 
        year;
Whereas more than 270,000 individuals in the United States die from sepsis each 
        year, which is more than the number of individuals who die from prostate 
        cancer, breast cancer, and HIV/AIDS combined;
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 3 
        patients who die in a hospital have sepsis;
Whereas, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, sepsis is 
        the most common diagnosis for inpatient hospital stays in the United 
        States;
Whereas sepsis is the most expensive condition treated in hospitals in the 
        United States, costing more than $24,000,000,000 each year;
Whereas sepsis is the number one cause of hospital readmissions, generating more 
        than $2,000,000,000 in costs annually;
Whereas more than 80 percent of septic patients are septic upon admission to the 
        hospital;
Whereas mortality rates from septic shock increase by up to 8 percent for every 
        hour that treatment is delayed;
Whereas rapid diagnosis and treatment can prevent up to 80 percent of fatalities 
        from sepsis; and
Whereas the combination of early detection of sepsis and appropriate 
        interventions can significantly improve the chances of survival for 
        patients with all types of sepsis: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) is committed to increasing awareness of sepsis and 
        encouraging the education of patients, families, health care 
        professionals, and government agencies on the critical 
        importance of early diagnosis as the key for patients to 
        survive sepsis; and
            (2) supports innovative public-private partnerships and the 
        pursuit of innovative financing tools, incentives, and other 
        mechanisms to accelerate the pursuit of improved early 
        detection and appropriate intervention for patients with 
        sepsis.
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