Characteristics, management and clinical outcomes of patients with sepsis: a multicenter cohort study in Korea.

Kyeongman Jeon Soo Jin Na Dong Kyu Oh Sunghoon Park Eun Young Choi Seok-Chan Kim Gil Myeong Seong Jeongwon Heo Youjin Chang Won Gun Kwack Byung Ju Kang Won-Il Choi Kyung Chan Kim So Young Park Sang-Hyun Kwak Yoon Mi Shin Heung Bum Lee So Hee Park Jae Hwa Cho Beong Ki Kim Chae-Man Limnull null

Published in: Acute and critical care (2019)

This study found the prevalence of sepsis in adult patients visiting an ED in Korea was 1.5% (15.2/1,000 patients). Patients with sepsis, especially septic shock, had a high mortality and were often referred to step-down centers after acute and critical care.

Keyphrases

septic shock
end stage renal disease
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
risk factors
emergency department
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cross sectional
cardiovascular events
peritoneal dialysis
clinical trial
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
patient reported