Impact of Policies on the Rise in Sepsis Incidence, 2000-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis hospitalizations have increased dramatically in the last decade. It is unclear whether this represents an actual rise in sepsis illness or improved capture by coding. We evaluated the impact of Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance after newly introduced sepsis codes and medical severity diagnosis-related group (MS-DRG) systems on sepsis trends.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study of California hospitalizations from January 2000 to December 2010, sepsis was identified by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) coding (Dombrovskiy method). Sepsis-associated mortality rates were calculated. Logistic regression models evaluated variables associated with sepsis and mortality. Segmented regression time series an

SUBMITTER: Gohil SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4772840 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature