Septic shock definitions and associated outcomes in blood culture positive critically ill patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proposed definition of septic shock in the Sepsis-3 consensus statement has been previously validated in critically ill patients. However, the subset of critically ill patients with sepsis and positive blood cultures needs further evaluation. To compare the combined (old and new septic shock) versus old definition of septic shock in sepsis patients that have positive blood cultures and are critically ill.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of adult patients (age ≥18 years), who had evidence of positive blood cultures, requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission at a large tertiary care academic center from January 2009 through October 2015. Eligible subjects who opted out of research participation, those requiring intensive care admission after elective su

SUBMITTER: Lal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061476 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature