| Sepsis in general surgery: the 2005-2007 national surgical quality improvement program perspective. | |
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PMID: 20644134 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To document the incidence, mortality rate, and risk factors for sepsis and septic shock compared with pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction in the general-surgery population. DESIGN: Retrospective review. SETTING: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program institutions. PATIENTS: General-surgery patients in the 2005-2007 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence, mortality rate, and risk factors for sepsis and septic shock. RESULTS: Of 363 897 general-surgery patients, sepsis occurred in 8350 (2.3%), septic shock in 5977 (1.6%), pulmonary embolism in 1078 (0.3%), and myocardial infarction in 615 (0.2%). Thirty-day mortality rates for each of the groups were as follows: 5.4% for sepsis, 33.7% for septic shock, 9.1% for pulmonary embolism, and 32.0% for myocardial infarction. The septic-shock group had a greater percentage of patients older than 60 years (no sepsis, 40.2%; sepsis, 51.7%; and septic shock, 70.3%; P < .001). The need for emergency surgery resulted in more cases of sepsis (4.5%) and septic shock (4.9%) than did elective surgery (sepsis, 2.0%; septic shock, 1.2%) (P < .001). The presence of any comorbidity increased the risk of sepsis and septic shock 6-fold (odds ratio, 5.8; 95% confidence interval, 5.5-6.2) and increased the 30-day mortality rate 22-fold (odds ratio, 21.8; 95% confidence interval, 17.6-26.9). CONCLUSIONS: The incidences of sepsis and septic shock exceed those of pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction. The risk factors for mortality include age older than 60 years, the need for emergency surgery, and the presence of any comorbidity. This study emphasizes the need for early recognition of patients at risk via aggressive screening and the rapid implementation of evidence-based guidelines. |
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Authors:
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Laura J Moore; Frederick A Moore; S Rob Todd; Stephen L Jones; Krista L Turner; Barbara L Bass |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) Volume: 145 ISSN: 1538-3644 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Surg Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-20 Completed Date: 2010-08-03 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9716528 Medline TA: Arch Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 695-700 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, 6550 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA. ljmoore@tmhs.org |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Child, Preschool Colectomy / adverse effects Confidence Intervals Digestive System Surgical Procedures / adverse effects Female General Surgery / statistics & numerical data* Humans Incidence Intestine, Small / surgery Male Middle Aged Mortality / trends Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology, etiology Odds Ratio Pancreatectomy / adverse effects Program Evaluation Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology, etiology Quality Indicators, Health Care Quality of Health Care* Retrospective Studies Sepsis / epidemiology*, etiology*, mortality Shock, Septic / epidemiology, etiology Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects* United States Vascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects Young Adult |
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