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Observational studyRevista Brasileira de terapia intensiva2019

Hidden hospital mortality in patients with sepsis discharged from the intensive care unit.

Inês Aguiar-Ricardo, Hélia Mateus, João Gonçalves-Pereira

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Observational study in Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Inês Aguiar-RicardoDepartamento de Cardiologia, Hospital Santa Maria - Lisboa, Portugal.
Hélia MateusDepartamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Leiria - Portugal.
João Gonçalves-PereiraDepartamento de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Vila Franca de Xira - Portugal.
Hospital de Santa Maria · PTInstituto Politécnico de Leiria · PTNova Medical (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the impact of the presence of sepsis on in-hospital mortality after intensive care unit discharge.

methodsRetrospective, observational, single-center study. All consecutive patients discharged alive from the intensive care unit of Hospital Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) from January 1 to December 31, 2015 (N = 473) were included and followed until death or hospital discharge. In-hospital mortality after intensive care unit discharge was calculated for septic and non-septic patients.

resultsA total of 61 patients (12.9%) died in the hospital after being discharged alive from the intensive care unit. This rate was higher among the patients with sepsis on admission, 21.4%, whereas the in-hospital, post-intensive care unit mortality rate for the remaining patients was nearly half that, 9.3% (p < 0.001). Other patient characteristics associated with mortality were advanced age (p = 0.02), male sex (p < 0.001), lower body mass index (p = 0.02), end-stage renal disease (p = 0.04) and high Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) at intensive care unit admission (p < 0.001), the presence of shock (p < 0.001) and medical admission (p < 0.001). We developed a logistic regression model and identified the independent predictors of in-hospital mortality after intensive care unit discharge.

conclusionAdmission to the intensive care unit with a sepsis diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of dying in the hospital, not only in the intensive care unit but also after resolution of the acute process and discharge from the intensive care unit.

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Hospital MortalityAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeRetrospective StudiesSepsis

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