ArticleCureus2024
Determining the Association Between the Origin of Sepsis and the Severity of Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients Using Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV.
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Objective The objective of this study is to compare the outcomes of hospital mortality, the requirement of invasive ventilation, vasopressor requirement, duration of vasopressor requirement, and duration of intensive care unit (ICU) stay among the different causes of sepsis and to determine which cause of sepsis had the most severe outcomes. Methods A retrospective chart review was done in critically ill adult patients who were admitted with sepsis to the ICU from July 2017 until July 2019. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV scores were calculated on patients admitted to ICU on day one of ICU admission. Each patient was then evaluated for outcomes of hospital mortality, need for invasive ventilation, requirement of vasopressors, duration of vasopressors, and duration of ICU stay. The outcomes were then compared between the different sources of sepsis to determine which source of sepsis had the highest severity. Results In total, 176 patients were included in the study. Ninety-three patients were admitted with respiratory sepsis, 26 patients were admitted with gastrointestinal sepsis, 31 patients were admitted with urosepsis, and 26 patients were admitted with other miscellaneous causes of sepsis. The hospital mortality was highest in the respiratory sepsis group at 32%, with a trend towards statistical significance with a P value of 0.057. ICU stay duration was highest in patients with respiratory sepsis at six days, with a statistically significant P value of < 0.001. The need for invasive ventilation was highest in patients with respiratory sepsis at 64%, with a statistically significant P value of < 0.001. The requirement of vasopressor support was highest in patients with respiratory sepsis at 47% and the duration of vasopressors was highest in both respiratory and gastrointestinal sepsis at three days, however, there was no statistical significance. Conclusion Among the different origins of sepsis, the patients with respiratory sepsis had the most severe outcomes, with the highest need for invasive ventilation and the highest ICU stay duration.
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