Association of annual hospital septic shock case volume and hospital mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of sepsis remains high in China. The relationship between case volume and hospital mortality among patients with septic shock, the most severe complication of sepsis, is unknown in China.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed surveillance data from a national quality improvement program in intensive care units (ICUs) in China in 2020. Association between septic shock case volume and hospital mortality was analyzed using multivariate linear regression and restricted cubic splines.

Results

We enrolled a total of 134,046 septic shock cases in ICUs from 1902 hospitals in China during 2020. In this septic shock cohort, the median septic shock volume per hospital was 33 cases (interquartile range 14-76 cases), 41.4% were female, and m

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9166431 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature