Association between site of infection and in-hospital mortality in patients with sepsis admitted to emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Medellin, Colombia

Conclusiones: Existe una asociación significativa entre los diferentes sitios de infección y la mortalidad intrahospitalaria o requerimiento d e unidad de cuidados intensivos en pacientes con sepsis o choque séptico, siendo la infección de vías urinarias la que confiere el menor riesgo, lo que se deberá tener en cuenta en los modelos pronósticos de estas condiciones.ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the association between the primary site of infection and in-hospital mortality as the main outcome, or the need for admission to the intensive care unit as a secondary outcome, in patients with sepsis admitted to the emergency department. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective cohort. Patients included in the study were older than 18 years with a diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock who were admitted to the emergency departments of three tertiary care hospitals. Of the 5022 eligible participants, 2510 were included. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed for mortality. Results: The most common site of infection was the urinary tract, present in 27.8% of the cases, followed by pneumonia (27.5%) and intra-abdominal focus (10.8%). In 5.4% of the cases, no definite site of infection was identified on admission. Logistic regression revealed a significant association between the following sites of infection and in-hospital mortality when using the urinary infection group as a reference: pneumonia (OR 3.4; 95%CI, 2.2 - 5.2; p< ...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research