The Association between Limited English Proficiency and Sepsis Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited English proficiency (LEP) has been implicated in poor health outcomes. Sepsis is a frequently fatal syndrome that is commonly encountered in hospital medicine. The impact of LEP on sepsis mortality is not currently known.

Objective

To determine the association between LEP and sepsis mortality.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

800-bed, tertiary care, academic medical center.

Patients

Electronic health record data were obtained for adults admitted to the hospital with sepsis between June 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016.

Measurements

The primary predictor was LEP. Patients were defined as having LEP if their self-reported primary language was anything other than English and interpreter services were required during hospital

SUBMITTER: Jacobs ZG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064297 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature