Portrait of Shana Dorsey (cq), who is suing Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, alleging it neglected to properly care for her father, Willie Jackson (cq). A massive pressure ulcer developed on Jackson, got infected, and affected his health so greatly he died a few months later. Portrait of Dorsey taken in Chicago on Thursday, May 31, 2018. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
No one tracks sepsis cases closely enough to know how often these severe infections turn fatal. But the toll — both human and financial — is enormous, finds an investigation by KHN and the Chicago Tribune.