Association between the timing of ICU admission and mortality in patients with hospital-onset sepsis: a nationwide prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Based on sparse evidence, the current Surviving Sepsis Campaign guideline suggests that critically ill patients with sepsis be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) within 6 h. However, limited ICU bed availability often makes immediate transfer difficult, and it is unclear whether all patients will benefit from early admission to the ICU. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the association between the timing of ICU admission and mortality in patients with hospital-onset sepsis.

Methods

This nationwide prospective cohort study analyzed patients with hospital-onset sepsis admitted to the ICUs of 19 tertiary hospitals between September 2019 and December 2020. ICU admission was classified as either early (within 6 h) or delayed (beyond 6 h). The

SUBMITTER: Ahn YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10120484 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature