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Is the occurrence of sepsis more frequent now than ever?
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Yes: People living longer, aging baby boomers, the at risk population is larger.
Answered 1/3/2012
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No: It is reported more and it is better defined than in the past.
Answered 11/19/2012
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Yes.: There are a lot of reasons including that people are living longer while becoming quite debilitated and that in the hospital many more invasive procedures and immunocompromising procedures are done.
Answered 11/19/2012
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