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ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2025

Sepsis Presentation, Interventions, and Outcome Differences Among Men and Women in the Emergency Department.

Joseph O'Brien, Jon W Schrock

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Joseph O'BrienCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Jon W SchrockMetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.

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objectivesSepsis is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED) and represents a life-threatening syndrome with high mortality rates. The existing literature has conflicting findings regarding outcomes between sexes. Our goal in this study was to investigate the clinical presentation, interventions, and outcomes based on sex for sepsis in the ED.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify patients presenting with sepsis to the ED. We employed the Global Collaborative Network from 119 international healthcare organizations in the TriNetX Research Network. Sepsis was defined according to International Classification of Diseases, 10

resultsIn total, 920,160 patients were included in this study. The most common infection source for both females and males was respiratory, accounting for 40% and 46.2% of sepsis cases, respectively. After adjusting for urinary tract infection as an infection source, females were less likely to receive piperacillin-tazobactam (21% vs 23.6%; odds ratio [OR] 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.75 - 0.77), vancomycin (32.9% vs 36%; OR, 0.87; 95% CI 0.86 - 0.88), and vasopressors (16.5% vs 17.6%; OR, 0.92; 95% CI 0.91 - 0.93). Females had a lower all-cause mortality at 30 days (12.1% vs 13%; OR 0.91; 95% CI 0.90 - 0.92), 90 days (17.1% vs 18.7%; OR 0.91; 95% CI 0.90 - 0.92), and one year (21.5% vs 23.3%; OR 0.90; 95% CI 0.89 - 0.91).

conclusionFemales demonstrated 10% lower odds of mortality from sepsis at 30 days, 90 days, and one year (absolute difference: 0.9%, 1.6%, 1.8%, respectively). Females were less likely to receive vasopressors, vancomycin, or piperacillin-tazobactam, even after accounting for urinary tract infection as the sepsis source.

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Emergency Service, HospitalSepsisAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMCPMC12342512

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