Sepsis in two hospitals in Rwanda: A retrospective cohort study of presentation, management, outcomes, and predictors of mortality.
Dennis A HopkinsonJean Paul MvukiyeheSudha P JayaramanAamer A SyedMyles S DworkinWilly MucyoThierry CyuzuzoAnne TuyizereChristian MukwesiGaston NyirigiraPaulin R BangutiElisabeth D RivielloPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Septic patients in two public tertiary referral hospitals in Rwanda are young (median age = 40, IQR = 29, 59) and experience high rates of mortality. Predictors of mortality included baseline clinical characteristics and HIV seropositivity status. The majority of subjects were treated with intravenous fluids and antimicrobials. Further work is needed to understand clinical and management factors that may help improve mortality in septic patients in LICs.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- mental health
- cardiovascular disease
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- metabolic syndrome
- high dose
- low dose
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- south africa