Population sepsis incidence, mortality, and trends in Hong Kong between 2009-2018 using clinical and administrative data.
Lowell LingJack Zhenhe ZhangLok Ching ChangLok Ching Sandra ChiuSamantha HoPauline Yeung NgManimala DharmangadanChi Ho LauSteven LingMan Yee ManKa Man FongTing LiongAlwin Wai Tak YeungGary Ka Fai AuJacky Ka Hing ChanMichele TangYing Zhi LiuWilliam Ka Kei WuWai Tat WongPeng WuBenjamin John CowlingAnna LeeChanu RheePublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
An objective EHR-based surveillance definition demonstrated an increase in population-level standardized sepsis incidence and mortality in Hong Kong between 2009-2018 and was much more accurate than administrative definitions. These findings demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of an EHR-based approach for widescale sepsis surveillance.