Epidemiology and burden of sepsis acquired in hospitals and intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Robby MarkwartHiroki SaitoThomas HarderSara TomczykAlessandro CassiniCarolin Fleischmann-StruzekFelix ReichertTim EckmannsBenedetta Allegranzi

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2020)

HA sepsis is of major public health importance, and the burden is particularly high in ICUs. There is an urgent need to improve the implementation of global and local infection prevention and management strategies to reduce its high burden among hospitalized patients.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
public health
risk factors
acute kidney injury
healthcare
septic shock
primary care
mechanical ventilation
quality improvement
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation