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. 2019 Sep 3;322(9):890-892.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.9818.

Incidence of Maternal Sepsis and Sepsis-Related Maternal Deaths in the United States

Matthew K Hensley  1 , Melissa E Bauer  2 , Lindsay K Admon  3 , Hallie C Prescott  4
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Incidence of Maternal Sepsis and Sepsis-Related Maternal Deaths in the United States

Matthew K Hensley et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses National Readmissions Database data to characterize incidence of and mortality due to maternal sepsis within 42 days of delivery hospitalization discharge in the United States between 2013 and 2016.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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