Association between sepsis incidence and regional socioeconomic deprivation and health care capacity in Germany - an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis is a substantial health care burden. Data on regional variation in sepsis incidence in Germany and any possible associations with regional socioeconomic deprivation and health care capacity is lacking.

Methods

Ecological study based on the nationwide hospital Diagnosis-related Groups (DRG) statistics data of 2016. We identified sepsis by ICD-10-codes and calculated crude and age-standardized incidence proportions in the 401 administrative German districts. Associations between socioeconomic and health care capacity indicators and crude and age-adjusted sepsis incidence were investigated by simple and multiple negative binomial (NB) regressions.

Results

In 2016, sepsis incidence was 178 per 100,000 inhabitants and varied 10-fold between districts. We

SUBMITTER: Rose N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8424852 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature