Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sepsis incidence, etiology and hospitalization costs in France: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis is a serious medical condition that causes long-term morbidity and high mortality, annually affecting millions of people worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted its burden. This study aimed to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sepsis incidence, etiology and associated hospitalization costs in metropolitan France.

Methods

This retrospective observational study used data drawn from a cohort of hospitalized sepsis patients in France's national healthcare database. Sepsis was identified through both explicit International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10) codes (E-sepsis) and implicit codes (I-sepsis). Participants included all patients aged 15 years or older hospitalized with E-sepsis or I-sepsis in metropolitan France

SUBMITTER: Al Rahmoun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature