Epidemiology and risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with pancreatic infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The AbSeS-classification defines specific phenotypes of patients with intra-abdominal infection based on the (1) setting of infection onset (community-acquired, early onset, or late-onset hospital-acquired), (2) presence or absence of either localized or diffuse peritonitis, and (3) severity of disease expression (infection, sepsis, or septic shock). This classification system demonstrated reliable risk stratification in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with intra-abdominal infection. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of ICU patients with pancreatic infection and assess the relationship between the components of the AbSeS-classification and mortality.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of an international observational study ("AbS

SUBMITTER: Dejonckheere M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10800767 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature