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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Sepsis in Latvia-Incidence, Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective, Observational Study.

Laura Puceta, Artis Luguzis, Uga Dumpis, Guna Dansone, Natalija Aleksandrova, Juris Barzdins

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Healthcare costs after sepsis: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura PucetaFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-5465-2288
Artis LuguzisFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.
Uga DumpisFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.
Guna DansoneFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.
Natalija AleksandrovaFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.
Juris BarzdinsFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-8582-1208
University of Latvia · LVPauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital · LV

Funding

Latvian Council of Science lzp-2019/1-0225
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the incidence, outcomes, and healthcare resource utilization concerning sepsis in Latvia's adult population. Using a merged database from the National Health Service and the Latvian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, sepsis-related hospitalizations were analyzed from 2015-2020. Findings revealed a 53.1% surge in sepsis cases from 2015-2018 with subsequent stabilization. This spike was more prominent among elderly patients. The age/sex adjusted case fatality rate rose from 34.7% in 2015 to 40.5% in 2020. Of the 7764 sepsis survivors, the one-year mortality rate was 12% compared to 2.2% in a reference group of 20,686 patients with infections but no further signs of sepsis. Sepsis survivors also incurred higher healthcare costs, driven by longer rehospitalizations and increased pharmaceutical needs, though they accessed outpatient services less frequently than the reference group. These findings underscore the growing detection of sepsis in Latvia, with survivors facing poorer outcomes and suggesting the need for enhanced post-sepsis outpatient care.

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administrative dataepidemiologyhealthcare systemshealthcare utilizationincidenceLatviamortality rateoutcomesoutpatient caresepsis

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PMID38275552
PMCPMC10815624
OpenAlexW4391103286

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