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Sept. 5, 2018


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Avoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths
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.

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Data analysis by KHN data editor Elizabeth Lucas and KHN senior correspondent Fred Schulte. Data visualizations by KHN producer Caitlin Hillyard.

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