Admissions, mortality and financial burden associated with acute hospitalisations for sepsis between 2006 and 2018: A national population-level study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed the healthcare and economic burden of sepsis in adult hospitalised patients in Wales, UK.

Methods

We analysed hospital admissions to all acute hospitals in Wales via the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databank. We included all adult patients, 2006-2018, with an inpatient admission including one or more explicit sepsis codes.

Results

38,564 patients had at least one admission for sepsis between 2006 and 2018. Most persons (86.7%) had just one admission. 3398 patients (8.4%) were admitted to ICU. The number of admissions increased yearly over the study period from 1548 in 2006 to 8708 in 2018. The largest annual increase (141.7% compared to the previous year) occurred in 2017. Admission numbers increased disproportionately amongst patients

SUBMITTER: Szakmany T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912151 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature