Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit Patients: Worldwide Data From the Intensive Care over Nations Audit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a need to better define the epidemiology of sepsis in intensive care units (ICUs) around the globe.

Methods

The Intensive Care over Nations (ICON) audit prospectively collected data on all adult (>16 years) patients admitted to the ICU between May 8 and May 18, 2012, except those admitted for less than 24 hours for routine postoperative surveillance. Data were collected daily for a maximum of 28 days in the ICU, and patients were followed up for outcome data until death, hospital discharge, or for 60 days. Participation was entirely voluntary.

Results

The audit included 10069 patients from Europe (54.1%), Asia (19.2%), America (17.1%), and other continents (9.6%). Sepsis, defined as infection with associated organ failure, was identified during the

SUBMITTER: Sakr Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289022 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature