Characteristics of Adult Sepsis Patients in the Intensive Care Units in a Tertiary Hospital in Jordan: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Sepsis is a global health issue that is commonly encountered in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Available data regarding sepsis in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is lacking compared to higher income countries, especially using updated sepsis definitions. The lack of recent data on sepsis in Jordan prompted us to investigate the burden of sepsis among Jordanian ICU patients. We conducted a prospective cohort study at Jordan University Hospital, a tertiary teaching hospital in the capital, Amman. All adult patients admitted to the adult ICUs between June 2020 and January 2021 were included in the study. Patients' clinical and demographic data, comorbidities, ICU length of stay (LOS), medical interventions, microbiological findings,

SUBMITTER: Abu-Humaidan AHA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8736695 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature