INTRODUCTION: Sepsis is considered to be a severe disease with high mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and evolution of sepsis among critically ill patients. METHODS: Prospective surveillance of sepsis was performed in the adult intensive care unit, between April and December 2007. RESULTS: The patient frequency/day was 442. Seventy-five patients (18.6%) had sepsis and 72% of these cases were hospital-acquired. The rates of severe sepsis and septic shock per patient/day were 5.0 and 3.1, respectively. The total mortality was 34.6% and 61% of the cases had microbiological diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: Sepsis presented with higher frequency than is usually described in the literature.
INTRODUCTION:Sepsis is considered to be a severe disease with high mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and evolution of sepsis among critically ill patients. METHODS: Prospective surveillance of sepsis was performed in the adult intensive care unit, between April and December 2007. RESULTS: The patient frequency/day was 442. Seventy-five patients (18.6%) had sepsis and 72% of these cases were hospital-acquired. The rates of severe sepsis and septic shock per patient/day were 5.0 and 3.1, respectively. The total mortality was 34.6% and 61% of the cases had microbiological diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS:Sepsis presented with higher frequency than is usually described in the literature.
Authors: Amanda C M Saúde; Alicia S Ombredane; Osmar N Silva; João A R G Barbosa; Susana E Moreno; Ana Claudia Guerra Araujo; Rosana Falcão; Luciano P Silva; Simoni C Dias; Octávio L Franco Journal: Int J Nanomedicine Date: 2014-10-31