Outcomes of patients with systolic heart failure presenting with sepsis to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital: a retrospective chart review study from Lebanon.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) may be at a higher risk of mortality from sepsis than patients without CHF due to insufficient cardiovascular reserves during systemic infections. The aim of this study is to compare sepsis-related mortality between CHF and no CHF in patients presenting to a tertiary medical centre.

Design

A single-centre, retrospective, cohort study.

Setting

Conducted in an academic emergency department (ED) between January 2010 and January 2015. Patients' charts were queried via the hospital's electronic system. Patients with a diagnosis of sepsis were included. Descriptive analysis was performed on the demographics, characteristics and outcomes of patients with sepsis of the study population.

Participants

A total of 174

SUBMITTER: Abou Dagher G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6074621 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature