biostudies-literatureUnknown9(15)Su L<h4>Background</h4>Shock is a critical illness that seriously threatens the lives of patients. This study explains the epidemiology of shock, mortality of shock, and identify factors that related to hospital death.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a multi-centre cross-sectional survey, which included 1,064 tertiary hospitals in 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across China mainland. Totally 289,428 patients who diagnosed with shock based on the ICD-10 abstracted from the Hospital Quality Monitoring System (HQMS) in 2018, a national database administrated by National Health Commission of the PRC.<h4>Results</h4>Patients diagnosed with shock were screened and classified according to the type of shock. Regression analysis was used to identify factors that related to death. A total oAnnals of translational medicine1219https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8421935biostudies-literatureShock in China 2018 (SIC-study): a cross-sectional survey.PMC8421935Shan GJiang LWan LMa XSu LZhang LZhang SGe QDing RLong YZhan QShang YWang YYin YYan JRui XHe HZheng RKang YZhou XChen DLi SGuan XLu JLiu DfalseShock in China 2018 (SIC-study): a cross-sectional survey.<h4>Background</h4>Shock is a critical illness that seriously threatens the lives of patients. This study explains the epidemiology of shock, mortality of shock, and identify factors that related to hospital death.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a multi-centre cross-sectional survey, which included 1,064 tertiary hospitals in 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across China mainland. Totally 289,428 patients who diagnosed with shock based on the ICD-10 abstracted from the Hospital Quality Monitoring System (HQMS) in 2018, a national database administrated by National Health Commission of the PRC.<h4>Results</h4>Patients diagnosed with shock were screened and classified according to the type of shock. Regression analysis was used to identify factors that related to death. A total o2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Aug2025-04-04T13:57:48.764Z2025-04-04T13:57:48.764ZS-EPMC84219353453235610.21037/atm-21-310