Sepsis and septic shock in France: incidences, outcomes and costs of care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The associated incidence, mortality and trends do not differ greatly between documented reports. The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth description of patients with sepsis and septic shock hospitalized in France from 2010 to 2015 and to explore the temporal trends of their clinical characteristics, costs and outcomes.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of the French hospital administrative database in which organ failure therapies and severity scores are systematically registered. All patients admitted between 2010 and 2015 for sepsis and septic shock as defined by an ICD-10 code for infection, and for organ failure or the use of organ failure supplementation were included. Incidence, outcomes a

SUBMITTER: Dupuis C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7575668 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature