Temporal trends in sepsis hospitalisations and mortality in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2000-2019: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, sepsis remains a substantial public health concern. To inform policy development and interventions for sepsis prevention, treatment, and surveillance in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa), we describe population-level epidemiological trends in hospitalised sepsis and mortality over two decades by major sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods

We undertook a retrospective, population-based descriptive study of all sepsis-associated hospitalisation (SAH) in Aotearoa between 2000 and 2019 using previously published case identification strategies and International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes to identify SAHs in the National Minimum Dataset. Incidence and mortality rates, and case fatality risks were calculated along with an

SUBMITTER: McTavish S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12753259 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature