,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjai,ms4
 ,matsui 7for herself and ,mr4 ,guthrie7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,,resolution     
,supporting increased awareness of      
sepsis and the importance of early      
diagnosis and appropriate intervention4 
,whereas sepsis is a medical condition  
resulting from an immune system response
 to an infection2 ,whereas this         
overwhelming response to infection can  
rapidly lead to tissue damage1 organ    
failure1 and death2 ,whereas over #a4g  
million individuals in the ,united      
,states develop sepsis each year2       
,whereas over #bgj1jjj individuals in   
the ,united ,states die from sepsis each
 year1 more than from prostate cancer1  
breast cancer1 and ,,hiv_/,,aids        
combined2 ,whereas the ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
estimates that one in three patients who

 die in a hospital have sepsis2 ,whereas
 according to the ,agency for           
,healthcare ,research and ,quality1     
sepsis is the most common diagnosis for 
inpatient hospital stays in the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas sepsis is the most    
expensive condition treated in hospitals
 in the ,united ,states1 consuming over 
#bd billion each year2 ,whereas sepsis  
is the number one cause of hospital     
readmissions1 generating over #b billion
 in costs annually2 ,whereas over #hj   
percent of septic patients are septic   
upon admission to the hospital2 ,whereas
 mortality from septic shock increases  
by up to #h percent for every hour that 
treatment is delayed2 ,whereas rapid    
diagnosis and treatment can prevent up  
to #hj percent of sepsis fatalities2 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 sepsis3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   

,representatives-- 7#a7 is committed to 
increasing awareness of sepsis and      
encouraging the education of patients1  
families1 health care professionals1 and
 government agencies on the critical    
importance of early diagnosis as the key
 for patients to survive sepsis2 and    
7#b7 supports innovative public-private 
partnerships and the pursuit of         
innovative financing tools1 incentives1 
and other mechanisms to accelerate the  
pursuit of improved early detection and 
appropriate intervention for patients   
with sepsis4