Epidemiology of sepsis in Germany: results from a national prospective multicenter study
Epidemiology of sepsis in Germany: results from a national prospective multicenter study
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DOI:
10.1007/s00134-006-0517-7
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
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38.9
通讯作者:
Reinhart, Konrad
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作者:
Engel, Christoph;Brunkhorst, Frank M.;Reinhart, Konrad
Objective: To determine the prevalence and mortality of ICU patients with severe sepsis in Germany, with consideration of hospital size. Design: Prospective, observational, cross-sectional 1-day point-prevalence study. Setting: 454 ICUs from a representative nationwide sample of 310 hospitals stratified by size. Data were collected via 1-day on-site audits by trained external study physicians. Visits were randomly distributed over 1 year (2003). Patients: Inflammatory response of all ICU patients was assessed using the ACCP/SCCM consensus conference criteria. Patients with severe sepsis were followed up after 3 months for hospital mortality and length of ICU stay. Measurements and results: Main outcome measures were prevalence and mortality. A total of 3,877 patients were screened. Prevalence was 12.4% (95% CI, 10.9-13.8%) for sepsis and 11.0% (95% CI, 9.7-12.2%) for severe sepsis including septic shock. The ICU and hospital mortality of patients with severe sepsis was 48.4 and 55.2%, respectively, without significant differences between hospital size. Prevalence and mean length of ICU stay of patients with severe sepsis were significantly higher in larger hospitals and universities (