Epidemiology and Outcomes of Cancer-Related Versus Non-Cancer-Related Sepsis Hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cancer and its treatment are known to be important risk factors for sepsis, contributing to an estimated 12% of U.S. sepsis admissions in the 1990s. However, cancer treatment has evolved markedly over the past 2 decades. We sought to examine how cancer-related sepsis differs from non-cancer-related sepsis.

Design

Observational cohort.

Setting

National Readmissions Database (2013-2014), containing all-payer claims for 49% of U.S.

Population

Patients

A total of 1,104,363 sepsis hospitalizations.

Interventions

We identified sepsis hospitalizations in the U.S. National Readmissions Database using explicit codes for severe sepsis, septic shock, or Dombrovskiy criteria (concomitant codes for infection and organ dysfunction). We classified hos

SUBMITTER: Hensley MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815199 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature