Use of explicit ICD9-CM codes to identify adult severe sepsis: impacts on epidemiological estimates.

Carmen BouzaT Lopez-CuadradoJ M Amate-Blanco

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2016)

Our findings suggest greater and increasing use of explicit codes for adult severe sepsis in Spain. This trend will have substantial impacts on epidemiological estimates, because these codes capture cases featuring greater organ dysfunction and in-hospital mortality.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
septic shock
intensive care unit
early onset
oxidative stress
childhood cancer
drug induced