Epidemiology of sepsis in Catalonia: analysis of incidence and outcomes in a European setting

Juan Carlos Yébenes; Juan Carlos Ruiz‐Rodríguez; Ricard Ferrer; Montserrat Clèries; Anna Bosch; Carol Lorencio; Alejandro Rodríguez; Xavier Nuvials; Ignacio Martín‐Loeches; Antoni Artigas

doi:10.1186/s13613-017-0241-1

Abstract

Sepsis incidence has risen in recent years, whereas mortality has fallen. Our findings confirm reports for other parts of the world, in the context of scarce administrative data on sepsis in Europe.

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MedicineIncidence (geometry)SepsisEpidemiologyEmergency medicineContext (archaeology)PopulationIntensive careAcute careMultivariate analysisPublic healthRetrospective cohort studyAnesthesiologyPediatricsHealth careIntensive care medicineInternal medicineEnvironmental health

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Year: 2017
Type: article
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-19
Citations: 79
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                                    Juan Carlos Yébenes, 
                                
                                    Juan Carlos Ruiz‐Rodríguez, 
                                
                                    Ricard Ferrer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2017). 
                            Epidemiology of sepsis in Catalonia: analysis of incidence and outcomes in a European setting. 
                            Annals of Intensive Care
                            , 7
                            (1)
                            , 19-19.
                            https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-017-0241-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1186/s13613-017-0241-1